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  • mollified — (adj.) 1620s, pp. adjective from MOLLIFY (Cf. mollify) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mollified — UK [ˈmɒlɪfaɪd] US [ˈmɑləˌfaɪd] adjective formal feeling less angry or upset Thesaurus: calm and relaxedsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mollified — Mollify Mol li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil}, v. t., and { fy}.] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mollified — mol|li|fied [ malə,faıd ] adjective FORMAL feeling less angry or upset: Laura was somewhat mollified to see that he was wearing the sweater she d knitted …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mollified — mol·li·fy || mÉ‘lɪfaɪ / mÉ’ v. calm, soften, pacify, relieve …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mollified — UK [ˈmɒlɪfaɪd] / US [ˈmɑləˌfaɪd] adjective formal feeling less angry or upset …   English dictionary

  • mollified —   Mānalo …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • mollify — verb /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/ a) To ease a burden; make less painful; to comfort Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church warden, it by no means mollified the beadle. b) To appease …   Wiktionary

  • mollify — [[t]mɒ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] mollifies, mollifying, mollified VERB If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. [FORMAL] [V n] The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups. Syn: placate Derived… …   English dictionary

  • Mollify — Mol li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil}, v. t., and { fy}.] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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