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mollifying mollifying definition

mollifying


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mollify 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mollify 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mollify 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mollify 
 
  2  senses  of  mollify 
 
  Sense  1 
  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
 
  Sense  2 
  mollify 
  =>  soften 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mollify 
 
  mollify  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mollify 
 
  Sense  1 
  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
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  Sense  2 
  mollify 
  =>  soften 
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  Overview  of  verb  mollify 
 
  The  verb  mollify  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle  --  (cause  to  be  more  favorably  inclined;  gain  the  good  will  of  "She  managed  to  mollify  her  angry  boss") 
  2.  mollify  --  (make  less  rigid  or  softer) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mollify 
 
  The  verb  mollify  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle  --  (cause  to  be  more  favorably  inclined;  gain  the  good  will  of  "She  managed  to  mollify  her  angry  boss") 
  2.  mollify  --  (make  less  rigid  or  softer) 



mollifying definition