English-Thai Dictionary

mollify

VT ทำให้ สงบ  ทำให้ ใจเย็น  ทำให้ สุขุม  ทำให้ อ่อนโยน  pacify appease provoke aggravate tam-hai-sa-ngob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOLLIFY

v.t.[L. mollio.] To soften; to make soft or tender. Isaiah 1:6. 1. To assuage, as pain or irritation.
2. To appease; to pacify; to calm or quiet.
3. To qualify; to reduce in harshness or asperity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOLLIFY

Mol "li *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mollified; p. pr. & vb. n.Mollifying.] Etym: [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, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. Spenser.

 

2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mollify

mol li fy |ˈmäləˌfī ˈmɑləˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( mollifies, mollifying, mollified ) [ with obj. ] appease the anger or anxiety of (someone ): nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists. • rare reduce the severity of (something ); soften. DERIVATIVES mol li fi ca tion |ˌmäləfəˈkāSHən |noun, mol li fi er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple ’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

mollify

mollify |ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( mollifies, mollifying, mollified ) [ with obj. ] appease the anger or anxiety of (someone ): nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists. • rare reduce the severity of (something ). DERIVATIVES mollification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, mollifier noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple ’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

mollify

mollify verb 1 they tried to mollify the protesters: appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm (down ). ANTONYMS enrage. 2 mollifying the fears of the public: allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, reduce, moderate, temper, tone down, soften; informal blunt. ANTONYMS inflame. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See pacify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

mollify

mollify verb 1 nature reserves were set up to mollify local conservationists: appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, humour, soothe, calm, calm down, still, quieten, propitiate; Austral. square someone off. ANTONYMS enrage. 2 the government's undertaking mollified the fears of the public: allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, ease, lessen, reduce, moderate, lull, temper, tone down, cushion, quell, soften, blunt. ANTONYMS inflame, aggravate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mollify

mol li fy /mɑ́lɪfàɪ |mɔ́l -/動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 〈人 〉をなだめる, 慰める ; 〈感情 〉を和らげる, 静める .