Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mollify

/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: mol-li-fy
IPA: /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.

verb

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

verb

To soften; to make tender.

Example Sentences

"mollify someone’s anger"
"attempt to mollify"
"mollify criticism"
"Her calm explanation helped mollify their concerns."
"Hovv impetrable hee vvas in mollyfying the adamantineſt tiranny of mankinde, […]"
"All that charity can do where injustice exists is here and there to somewhat mollify the effects of injustice."

Etymology

From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *mel-, mollifien, mollificō, mollis, *dʰeh₁-

Inflected Forms

mollifies (present, singular) mollifying (participle, present) mollified (participle, past) mollified (past) mollifie (alternative)

Derived Forms

mollifiable mollifiedly mollifier mollifyingly unmollified unmollifying

Frequently Paired Words

emollient mollification

Synonyms

assuage calm comfort mitigate soothe appease conciliate pacify placate propitiate satisfy soften

Rhymes With

qualify disqualify requalify

Questions

How do you pronounce mollify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/.
What does mollify mean?: To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
Where does mollify come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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