[mol.li.fy] vb -fied ; -fy.ing [ME mollifien, fr. MF mollifier, fr. LL mollificare, fr. L mollis soft; akin to Gk amaldynein to soften, Skt mrdu soft, and prob. to Gk malakos soft, amblys dull, OE meltan to melt] vt (15c) 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 ~ vi, archaic: soften, relent syn see pacify -- mol.li.fi.ca.tion n