transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-lə-ˌfī ]
verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: Middle English mollifien, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit mṛdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
mollified the staff with a raise
2. : to reduce the rigidity of : soften
3. : to reduce in intensity : assuage , temper
intransitive verb
archaic : soften , relent
Synonyms: see pacify
• mol·li·fi·ca·tion ˌmä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun