Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Mollify has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
2
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
"she tempered her criticism"
3
make less rigid or softer
4
To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
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Origin
Mollify comes from the Latin word mollis, which means "soft." It entered English via Middle English and originally referred to making something soft.