Definition of mollify in English:

mollify

verbmollifies, mollified, mollifying ˈmɒlɪfʌɪˈmɑləˌfaɪ

[with object]

1Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists
Example sentencesExamples
- I was mollified for the time being, and things resumed their tentative state of normality.
- We'll probably just see a bunch of cosmetic amendments to mollify the rebels.
- The spider plants I placed all round the house after reading about the NASA research on toxin absorption do not seem to have mollified her.
- My feeling is that he will leave, though good results could yet mollify him.
- I still think it'll be fascinating to see what rhetorical path she chooses to try and mollify her liberal fans.
- She looked slightly mollified by the compliment, but I could tell that it would be a long evening before my task was accomplished.
- Silver says customers were temporarily mollified when management put up signs warning of upcoming renovations.
- Her mother called in tears, and now Anna feels that she has to travel to Davis to mollify her.
- The driver was not mollified, not even a little bit.
- I was fully mollified and feeling amiable towards him again.
- The Government's assurances failed to mollify opponents, who say people are already leaving university with debts of £20,000 or more.
- I felt slightly mollified by the fact that it hadn't all been my fault, although I was still flaming angry at Andrew for his sneaky, malicious trick.
- There are serious flaws to the agreement that prevent it from being anything more than a feel-good measure designed to mollify the Green Party.
- Most people have been mollified but there are still a few complainants left.
- ‘She's right Chris, don't look so put out, ’Betty said, attempting to mollify Chris.
- I made the introduction mostly to mollify the woman who looked like she'd rather shoot us than hear our story.
- She then gave me a cute, shy little smile, completely unaware that her doing that alone was enough to mollify me.
- Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs.
- Brown was ready to mollify the union leaders, with whom he has a long and close association, with a pledge to continue the debate on the issue.
- I've had nephews break things, and the parents were very apologetic and took full responsibility (and that's all it took, an apology, to mollify us).
Synonyms
appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, quieten, propitiate
Australian square someone off
1. 1.1rare Reduce the severity of (something)
  the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tranquil uses of red and orange brickwork, with their auburn hedges, mollify the harshness of the sky above Pissarro's characteristically low horizon.
  This need to construct and utilise language in such a way that it cannot be taken as offensive… well, I really never understood the need to mollify language.
  Rather than opposing free trade, they're trying to mollify its effects and work out how we can live with it.
  The OED records uses of supple as a transitive verb, meaning ‘to soften or mollify a wound,’ from 1526 to 1688.
  Domestic space functions in a similar fashion in East and West - it is a concession granted to the worker/consumer to mollify exploitation.
  Though attempts were made from time to time to mollify nationalistic sentiments, most were cursory and lacked substance.
  Such arguments merely aim at mollifying criticism.
  Realising he has raised a red rag, he mollifies his provocative stance.
  Even when accepted by the establishment, any artist worth his/her salt can't mollify normative ideas, for to do so makes art invisible.
  The economist's not so Grand Experiment - while thus far mollifying economic adjustment - has acted significantly to exacerbate financial and speculative excess.
  Forget the friendly bear-hugs and the shaking of hands on the podiums, forget the barbed criticisms mollified by kind words.
  You'd have the satisfaction of a slightly mollified rejection.
  The ideals of the steel will and the will to power are mollified by the self-effacing faith that we're basically decent.
  He has a remarkable ability to grasp sports politics and to mollify fury; he did so last year when his position was under attack, and came out smiling.
  It was a so-so show - certainly not enough to mollify the effects of standing in a freezing queue for 40 minutes.
  Part of the aim was to contain worthy claims being made by popular movements, to mollify demands for bread and votes with food for the spirit.
  Synonyms
  allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, lessen, reduce, moderate, lull, temper, tone down, cushion, quell, soften, blunt

Derivatives

mollification

noun mɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌmɑləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

The complexities of mollification, compensation and reconciliation can often be dealt with outside this theatrical space.
Example sentencesExamples
- It brings us back to the heightened state of narcissistic injury, which brooks no logic, reason or mollification.
- Many feminists have argued that this particular crime has long been viewed as a ‘bounty’ of war and a means of ‘troop mollification.’
- Well, he said, ‘Just do your best’, which is a mollification of ‘Try the truth’.
- Despite Berlin's prompt denials and attempts at mollification, he has opened up a veritable Pandora's box that cannot be closed again.

mollifier

noun ˈmɒlɪfʌɪəˈmɑləˌfaɪr

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense 'make soft or supple'): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis 'soft'.

mollusc from late 18th century:
Most molluscs have hard shells, but they need these because they are so soft underneath, which gives them their name, from Latin mollis ‘soft’. This also lies behind mollify (Late Middle English) originally to make soft, emollient (mid 17th century), and share an Indo-European root with Germanic melt (Old English) and mild (Old English).

Rhymes

qualify

Definition of mollify in US English:

mollify

verbˈmɑləˌfaɪˈmäləˌfī

[with object]

1Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists
Example sentencesExamples
- Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs.
- There are serious flaws to the agreement that prevent it from being anything more than a feel-good measure designed to mollify the Green Party.
- I was mollified for the time being, and things resumed their tentative state of normality.
- The Government's assurances failed to mollify opponents, who say people are already leaving university with debts of £20,000 or more.
- The spider plants I placed all round the house after reading about the NASA research on toxin absorption do not seem to have mollified her.
- I've had nephews break things, and the parents were very apologetic and took full responsibility (and that's all it took, an apology, to mollify us).
- She then gave me a cute, shy little smile, completely unaware that her doing that alone was enough to mollify me.
- I felt slightly mollified by the fact that it hadn't all been my fault, although I was still flaming angry at Andrew for his sneaky, malicious trick.
- She looked slightly mollified by the compliment, but I could tell that it would be a long evening before my task was accomplished.
- I was fully mollified and feeling amiable towards him again.
- My feeling is that he will leave, though good results could yet mollify him.
- ‘She's right Chris, don't look so put out, ’Betty said, attempting to mollify Chris.
- We'll probably just see a bunch of cosmetic amendments to mollify the rebels.
- Her mother called in tears, and now Anna feels that she has to travel to Davis to mollify her.
- I still think it'll be fascinating to see what rhetorical path she chooses to try and mollify her liberal fans.
- I made the introduction mostly to mollify the woman who looked like she'd rather shoot us than hear our story.
- The driver was not mollified, not even a little bit.
- Brown was ready to mollify the union leaders, with whom he has a long and close association, with a pledge to continue the debate on the issue.
- Silver says customers were temporarily mollified when management put up signs warning of upcoming renovations.
- Most people have been mollified but there are still a few complainants left.
Synonyms
appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, quieten, propitiate
1. 1.1rare Reduce the severity of (something); soften.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The OED records uses of supple as a transitive verb, meaning ‘to soften or mollify a wound,’ from 1526 to 1688.
  Such arguments merely aim at mollifying criticism.
  The ideals of the steel will and the will to power are mollified by the self-effacing faith that we're basically decent.
  The tranquil uses of red and orange brickwork, with their auburn hedges, mollify the harshness of the sky above Pissarro's characteristically low horizon.
  Forget the friendly bear-hugs and the shaking of hands on the podiums, forget the barbed criticisms mollified by kind words.
  Even when accepted by the establishment, any artist worth his/her salt can't mollify normative ideas, for to do so makes art invisible.
  Rather than opposing free trade, they're trying to mollify its effects and work out how we can live with it.
  This need to construct and utilise language in such a way that it cannot be taken as offensive… well, I really never understood the need to mollify language.
  The economist's not so Grand Experiment - while thus far mollifying economic adjustment - has acted significantly to exacerbate financial and speculative excess.
  It was a so-so show - certainly not enough to mollify the effects of standing in a freezing queue for 40 minutes.
  Part of the aim was to contain worthy claims being made by popular movements, to mollify demands for bread and votes with food for the spirit.
  He has a remarkable ability to grasp sports politics and to mollify fury; he did so last year when his position was under attack, and came out smiling.
  You'd have the satisfaction of a slightly mollified rejection.
  Realising he has raised a red rag, he mollifies his provocative stance.
  Though attempts were made from time to time to mollify nationalistic sentiments, most were cursory and lacked substance.
  Domestic space functions in a similar fashion in East and West - it is a concession granted to the worker/consumer to mollify exploitation.
  Synonyms
  allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, lessen, reduce, moderate, lull, temper, tone down, cushion, quell, soften, blunt

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.

单词	mollify
释义	Definition of mollify in English: mollify verbmollifies, mollified, mollifying ˈmɒlɪfʌɪˈmɑləˌfaɪ [with object] 1Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists Example sentencesExamples I was mollified for the time being, and things resumed their tentative state of normality. We'll probably just see a bunch of cosmetic amendments to mollify the rebels. The spider plants I placed all round the house after reading about the NASA research on toxin absorption do not seem to have mollified her. My feeling is that he will leave, though good results could yet mollify him. I still think it'll be fascinating to see what rhetorical path she chooses to try and mollify her liberal fans. She looked slightly mollified by the compliment, but I could tell that it would be a long evening before my task was accomplished. Silver says customers were temporarily mollified when management put up signs warning of upcoming renovations. Her mother called in tears, and now Anna feels that she has to travel to Davis to mollify her. The driver was not mollified, not even a little bit. I was fully mollified and feeling amiable towards him again. The Government's assurances failed to mollify opponents, who say people are already leaving university with debts of £20,000 or more. I felt slightly mollified by the fact that it hadn't all been my fault, although I was still flaming angry at Andrew for his sneaky, malicious trick. There are serious flaws to the agreement that prevent it from being anything more than a feel-good measure designed to mollify the Green Party. Most people have been mollified but there are still a few complainants left. ‘She's right Chris, don't look so put out, ’Betty said, attempting to mollify Chris. I made the introduction mostly to mollify the woman who looked like she'd rather shoot us than hear our story. She then gave me a cute, shy little smile, completely unaware that her doing that alone was enough to mollify me. Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs. Brown was ready to mollify the union leaders, with whom he has a long and close association, with a pledge to continue the debate on the issue. I've had nephews break things, and the parents were very apologetic and took full responsibility (and that's all it took, an apology, to mollify us). Synonyms appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, quieten, propitiate Australian square someone off 1.1rare Reduce the severity of (something) the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment Example sentencesExamples The tranquil uses of red and orange brickwork, with their auburn hedges, mollify the harshness of the sky above Pissarro's characteristically low horizon. This need to construct and utilise language in such a way that it cannot be taken as offensive… well, I really never understood the need to mollify language. Rather than opposing free trade, they're trying to mollify its effects and work out how we can live with it. The OED records uses of supple as a transitive verb, meaning ‘to soften or mollify a wound,’ from 1526 to 1688. Domestic space functions in a similar fashion in East and West - it is a concession granted to the worker/consumer to mollify exploitation. Though attempts were made from time to time to mollify nationalistic sentiments, most were cursory and lacked substance. Such arguments merely aim at mollifying criticism. Realising he has raised a red rag, he mollifies his provocative stance. Even when accepted by the establishment, any artist worth his/her salt can't mollify normative ideas, for to do so makes art invisible. The economist's not so Grand Experiment - while thus far mollifying economic adjustment - has acted significantly to exacerbate financial and speculative excess. Forget the friendly bear-hugs and the shaking of hands on the podiums, forget the barbed criticisms mollified by kind words. You'd have the satisfaction of a slightly mollified rejection. The ideals of the steel will and the will to power are mollified by the self-effacing faith that we're basically decent. He has a remarkable ability to grasp sports politics and to mollify fury; he did so last year when his position was under attack, and came out smiling. It was a so-so show - certainly not enough to mollify the effects of standing in a freezing queue for 40 minutes. Part of the aim was to contain worthy claims being made by popular movements, to mollify demands for bread and votes with food for the spirit. Synonyms allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, lessen, reduce, moderate, lull, temper, tone down, cushion, quell, soften, blunt Derivatives mollification noun mɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌmɑləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n The complexities of mollification, compensation and reconciliation can often be dealt with outside this theatrical space. Example sentencesExamples It brings us back to the heightened state of narcissistic injury, which brooks no logic, reason or mollification. Many feminists have argued that this particular crime has long been viewed as a ‘bounty’ of war and a means of ‘troop mollification.’ Well, he said, ‘Just do your best’, which is a mollification of ‘Try the truth’. Despite Berlin's prompt denials and attempts at mollification, he has opened up a veritable Pandora's box that cannot be closed again. mollifier noun ˈmɒlɪfʌɪəˈmɑləˌfaɪr Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense 'make soft or supple'): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis 'soft'. mollusc from late 18th century: Most molluscs have hard shells, but they need these because they are so soft underneath, which gives them their name, from Latin mollis ‘soft’. This also lies behind mollify (Late Middle English) originally to make soft, emollient (mid 17th century), and share an Indo-European root with Germanic melt (Old English) and mild (Old English). Rhymes qualify Definition of mollify in US English: mollify verbˈmɑləˌfaɪˈmäləˌfī [with object] 1Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists Example sentencesExamples Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs. There are serious flaws to the agreement that prevent it from being anything more than a feel-good measure designed to mollify the Green Party. I was mollified for the time being, and things resumed their tentative state of normality. The Government's assurances failed to mollify opponents, who say people are already leaving university with debts of £20,000 or more. The spider plants I placed all round the house after reading about the NASA research on toxin absorption do not seem to have mollified her. I've had nephews break things, and the parents were very apologetic and took full responsibility (and that's all it took, an apology, to mollify us). She then gave me a cute, shy little smile, completely unaware that her doing that alone was enough to mollify me. I felt slightly mollified by the fact that it hadn't all been my fault, although I was still flaming angry at Andrew for his sneaky, malicious trick. She looked slightly mollified by the compliment, but I could tell that it would be a long evening before my task was accomplished. I was fully mollified and feeling amiable towards him again. My feeling is that he will leave, though good results could yet mollify him. ‘She's right Chris, don't look so put out, ’Betty said, attempting to mollify Chris. We'll probably just see a bunch of cosmetic amendments to mollify the rebels. Her mother called in tears, and now Anna feels that she has to travel to Davis to mollify her. I still think it'll be fascinating to see what rhetorical path she chooses to try and mollify her liberal fans. I made the introduction mostly to mollify the woman who looked like she'd rather shoot us than hear our story. The driver was not mollified, not even a little bit. Brown was ready to mollify the union leaders, with whom he has a long and close association, with a pledge to continue the debate on the issue. Silver says customers were temporarily mollified when management put up signs warning of upcoming renovations. Most people have been mollified but there are still a few complainants left. Synonyms appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, quieten, propitiate 1.1rare Reduce the severity of (something); soften. Example sentencesExamples The OED records uses of supple as a transitive verb, meaning ‘to soften or mollify a wound,’ from 1526 to 1688. Such arguments merely aim at mollifying criticism. The ideals of the steel will and the will to power are mollified by the self-effacing faith that we're basically decent. The tranquil uses of red and orange brickwork, with their auburn hedges, mollify the harshness of the sky above Pissarro's characteristically low horizon. Forget the friendly bear-hugs and the shaking of hands on the podiums, forget the barbed criticisms mollified by kind words. Even when accepted by the establishment, any artist worth his/her salt can't mollify normative ideas, for to do so makes art invisible. Rather than opposing free trade, they're trying to mollify its effects and work out how we can live with it. This need to construct and utilise language in such a way that it cannot be taken as offensive… well, I really never understood the need to mollify language. The economist's not so Grand Experiment - while thus far mollifying economic adjustment - has acted significantly to exacerbate financial and speculative excess. It was a so-so show - certainly not enough to mollify the effects of standing in a freezing queue for 40 minutes. Part of the aim was to contain worthy claims being made by popular movements, to mollify demands for bread and votes with food for the spirit. He has a remarkable ability to grasp sports politics and to mollify fury; he did so last year when his position was under attack, and came out smiling. You'd have the satisfaction of a slightly mollified rejection. Realising he has raised a red rag, he mollifies his provocative stance. Though attempts were made from time to time to mollify nationalistic sentiments, most were cursory and lacked substance. Domestic space functions in a similar fashion in East and West - it is a concession granted to the worker/consumer to mollify exploitation. Synonyms allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, lessen, reduce, moderate, lull, temper, tone down, cushion, quell, soften, blunt Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.
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