transitive verb. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease. synonym: pacify.

transitive verb. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage.

transitive verb. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

To soften; make soft or tender.

To soothe; mitigate; appease; pacify; calm or quiet.

To make less harsh; qualify; tone down; moderate; abate.

To induce or incline by making tender.

Synonyms and To mitigate, ease, moderate.

To soothe, quiet.

To become soft or tender.

transitive verb. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify.

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

verb. To ease a burden; make less painful; to comfort

verb. To appease, pacify, gain the good will of.

verb. To soften; to make tender

verb. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

verb. make less rigid or softer

verb. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

"If this place is any indication, there is nothing that will "mollify" his critics."

calm  calm down  lull  quiet  quieten  

disqualify  qualify  requalify  

abate  allay  alleviate  anesthetize  appease  

mollified  

mollified  mollifies  mollifying