Mollify - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ|
Brit.
|ˈmɒlɪfaɪ|
verb
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (syn: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, pacify, placate)
- make less rigid or softer
She managed to mollify the angry customer
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else (syn: moderate, season, temper)- make less rigid or softer
Extra examples
He tried to mollify his critics with an apology.
All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed.
The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified.
He attempted to mollify her.
Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: mollify
he/she/it: mollifies
present participle: mollifying
past tense: mollified
past participle: mollified
I/you/we/they: mollify
he/she/it: mollifies
present participle: mollifying
past tense: mollified
past participle: mollified
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