mollify
pronunciation
How to pronounce mollify in British English:
UK [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce mollify in American English:
US [ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
- make less rigid or softer
Word Origin
- mollify (v.)
- late 14c., "to soften (a substance)," from Old French mollifier or directly from Late Latin mollificare "make soft, mollify" from mollificus "softening," from Latin mollis "soft" (see melt (v.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Transferred sense of "soften in temper, appease, pacify" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Mollified; mollifying.