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单词 mollify
释义
mol·li·fy (mŏlə-fī)
tr.v. mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies
1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage: a meeting to mollify concerns about traffic near the new school.
3. Archaic To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

[Middle English mollifien, from Old French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre : Latin mollis, soft; see mel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]

molli·fia·ble adj.
molli·fi·cation (-fĭ-kāshən) n.
molli·fier n.
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