Main Entry: mol·li·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-lə-ˌfī\

Function: 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 verb archaic : soften, relent

synonyms see pacify

— mol·li·fi·ca·tion \ˌmä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun