mol ‧ li ‧ fy /ˈmɒləfaɪ, ˈmɒlɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle mollified , present participle mollifying , third person singular mollifies ) [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: mollifier , from Late Latin mollificare , from Latin mollis 'soft' ]
to make someone feel less angry and upset about something SYN placate :
He attempted to mollify her.
Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.