mollify

Meaning

1. To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
2. To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.
3. To soften; to make tender

Synonyms

pacify

appease

soothe

soften

satisfy

temper

conciliate

placate

calm

mitigate

gentle

moderate

allay

quiet

tranquillize

comfort

season

assuage

tranquilize

gruntle

calm down

mellow

gratify

move someone

touch someone

lenify

modulate

negate

nullify

palliate

persuade

plasticize

please

preserve

press

puddle

quieten

reconcile

reduce

relieve

sedate

shorten

sweeten

tempt

tranquillise

weaken

wheedle

bring to an end

prevail upon

yield to

plasticise

be indulgent

malax

abbreviate

make content

alleviate

attemper

coax

content

contract

cool

🆒

counteract

curtail

cut

dampen

decrease

diminish

dulcify

entice

entreat

heal

hold

humor

induce

knead

lessen

lower

lull

mince

modify

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mollifien

In summary

From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”).