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mollify
Nov 7, 2007 18:43:18 GMT -5
Post by Miss Misery Skyline on Nov 7, 2007 18:43:18 GMT -5
mollify
verb Inflected Form(s): mol·li·fied; mol·li·fy·ing Etymology: Middle English mollifien, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit mṛdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt Date: 15th century
transitive verb 1: to soothe in temper or disposition : appease <mollified the staff with a raise> 2: to reduce the rigidity of : soften 3: to reduce in intensity : assuage, temperintransitive verbarchaic : soften, relent
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