Associations to the word «Mollify»
Noun
Verb
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Wiktionary
MOLLIFY, verb. To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
MOLLIFY, verb. To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.
MOLLIFY, verb. To soften; to make tender
Dictionary definition
MOLLIFY, verb. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer".
MOLLIFY, verb. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism".
MOLLIFY, verb. Make less rigid or softer.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.