— mollification , n. — mollifier , n. — mollifyingly , adv. — mollifiable , adj.
/mol"euh fuy'/ , v.t., mollified, mollifying .
1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
2. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.
[ 1350-1400; ME mollifier mollificare, equiv. to L molli ( s ) soft + -ficare -FY ]