mollify

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Quotations 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Latin mollire (“‘to soften, to calm’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/
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[edit] Verb

to mollify (third-person singular simple present mollifies, present participle mollifying, simple past and past participle mollified)

1. To ease a burden; make less painful; to comfort
2. To appease, gain the good will of.
3. To pacify

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• (to ease a burden): calm, comfort, soothe
• (to appease): pacify, satisfy

[edit] Quotations

• 1867 — Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Ch. 2

  Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church-warden, it by no means mollified the beadle.

• 1916 — L. Frank Baum, Rinkitink in Oz, Ch. 5

  The angry goat was quite mollified by the respectful tone in which he was addressed.

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• mollified