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mol‧li‧fy /ˈmɒləfaɪ, ˈmɒlɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle mollified, present participle mollifying, third person singular mollifies) [transitive]
فرو نشاندن، آرام کردن، نرم کردن، تسکین دادن، خواباندن، شیمی: نرم کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsmollify[verb]Synonyms: pacify, appease, calm, conciliate, placate, quiet, soothe, sweeten
Antonyms: exasperate
Related Words: lighten,
temper,
abate,
decrease,
lessen,
reduce [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarymol‧li‧fy /ˈmɒləfaɪ, ˈmɒlɪfaɪ $ ˈmɑː-/
verb (
past tense and past participle mollified,
present participle mollifying,
third person singular mollifies)
[transitive] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis 'soft']
to make someone feel less angry and upset about something
Synonym : placate:
He attempted to mollify her. Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲