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Added 8 October 2026

mollify

/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ verb

In Latin: lēniō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mollify at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else.
she tempered her criticism
Make less rigid or softer.

Origin

From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.

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