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单词 mollifyingly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mol•li•fy /ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to cause to calm down:The lollipop seemed to mollify the crying child.
  2. to reduce:to mollify one's demands.
mol•li•fi•ca•tion /ˌmɑləfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mol•li•fy  (molə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person;
    pacify;
    appease.
  2. to mitigate or reduce;
    soften:to mollify one's demands.
  • Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent. to Latin molli(s) soft + -ficāre -fy
  • Middle French mollifier
  • Middle English 1350–1400
mol′li•fi•cation, n. 
molli•fi′er, n. 
molli•fy′ing•ly, adv. 
molli•fi′a•ble, adj. 

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