mollification
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mol·li·fy
(mŏl′ə-fī′)tr.v. mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies
1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage: a meeting to mollify concerns about traffic near the new school.
3. Archaic To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
[Middle English mollifien, from Old French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre : Latin mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]
mol′li·fi′a·ble adj.
mol′li·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
mol′li·fi′er n.
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| Noun | 1. | mollification - a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered peaceableness, peacefulness - a state that is calm and tranquil |
| 2. | mollification - the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"appeasement, calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) |
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تَهْدِئَه
uklidnění
formildning
blíîkun
sakinleştirme
mollify
(ˈmolifai) verb to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of.
ˌmollifiˈcation (-fi-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mollification - the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"