(mollifies, ~ing, mollified)
If you ~ someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. (FORMAL)
The investigation was undertaken primarily to ~ pressure groups.
= placate
VERB: V n
(mollifies, ~ing, mollified)
If you ~ someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. (FORMAL)
The investigation was undertaken primarily to ~ pressure groups.
= placate
VERB: V n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012