ˈmäləˌfī verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English mollefien, mollifien; from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft + -ficare -fy — more at melt
transitive verb
1. : to soothe in temper or disposition : conciliate , pacify
mollified by her flattery
should have mollified their artistic critics — Hunter Mead
eager to mollify his own … nationalists — Claire Sterling
2. : to reduce the stiffness or rigidity of : soften
shaving cream mollifies the beard
they have riddled and mollified the rocks — D.C.Peattie
plump cushions with bright covers mollify the lounges — Blanche E. Baughan
3.
a. : to reduce in intensity or violence : assuage , ameliorate
their solicitude mollifies his pique
the behavior was not only mollified but improvement continued to recovery — Diseases of the Nervous System
b. : to make more agreeable : temper
prevailed on him to mollify his demands
nor can the social necessity for the product mollify the process — Lewis Mumford
intransitive verb
archaic : to become less angry or obstinate : soften , relent
the father mollifies and is reconciled to the marriage — Examiner
Synonyms: see pacify