mollify

verb

/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/

/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mollify	/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/
he / she / it mollifies	/ˈmɒlɪfaɪz/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪz/
past simple mollified	/ˈmɒlɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪd/
past participle mollified	/ˈmɒlɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪd/
-ing form mollifying	/ˈmɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪɪŋ/

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mollify somebody to make somebody feel less angry or upset使平静；抚慰 synonym placate
- His explanation failed to mollify her.他的解释没能平息她的怒气。
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.