mollify
To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worryTo ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
» Tom's explanation didn't mollify Mary.
Пояснення Тома не заспокоїло Мері.
Пояснення Тома не пом'якшило Мері.
Meaning
3 sensesTo ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
mollify someone’s anger
attempt to mollify
mildern
смягча́тьsmjaxčátʹ
make less rigid or softer
To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of.
He tried to mollify the angry customer.
beruhigen
успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
To soften; to make tender.
Examples
3 sentencesTom's explanation didn't mollify Mary.
Пояснення Тома не заспокоїло Мері.
You won’t mollify him with that explanation.
deSie beschwichtigen ihn nicht mit dieser Darstellung.
Mary tried to mollify Tom by singing him a lullaby.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By sFrom Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.
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Forms
mollifies, mollifying, mollified, mollifiedSynonyms
21 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle