MOLLIFY (mollified)
Dictionary entry overview: What does mollify mean?
• MOLLIFY (verb)
The verb MOLLIFY has 3 senses:
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
3. make less rigid or softer
Familiarity information: MOLLIFY used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MOLLIFY (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
pacify; mollify; lenify; gruntle; gentle; conciliate; assuage; appease; placate
Context example:
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Hypernyms (to "mollify" is one way to...):
calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to mollify Sue
Meaning:
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mollify; season; temper
Context example:
she tempered her criticism
Hypernyms (to "mollify" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make less rigid or softer
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "mollify" is one way to...):
soften (make soft or softer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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