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mollify - Dictionary definition and meaning for mollify

MOLLIFY

(verb) make less rigid or softer
This fabric softener is guaranteed to mollify your laundry. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"she tempered her criticism"
synonyms : season , temper
She mollified her criticism when her daughter agreed to her conditions. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
synonyms : appease , assuage , conciliate , gentle , gruntle , lenify , pacify , placate

Mnemonics for mollify

(Tag: English) mollify sounds like nullify...so just think of nullifying something...nullifying your temper
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(Tag: ) mollify molly + fy Molly is a girl (sounds like a proper name). A girl is soft!
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(Tag: English) mollify is opposite of molest (which is to beat up).
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(Tag: ) It is from sanskrit,mollify=mridu(soft)+fy(to make)
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