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English verb: mollify | |||
| 1. | mollify (emotion) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | ||
| Samples | She managed to mollify the angry customer. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to mollify Sue | ||
| Synonyms | appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||
| 2. | mollify (change) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate | ||
| Samples | She tempered her criticism. | ||
| Synonyms | season, temper | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 3. | mollify (change) make less rigid or softer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soften | ||
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