01 v. t. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.
imp. & p. p.
Mollified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mollifying
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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.
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2.
To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.