Word of the Day - mollify

mollify

/ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ/
verb
mollifies, mollifying, mollified
[with object]
1 Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
1.1 rare Reduce the severity of (something)

Origin
Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.

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Martin attempted to mollify Molly, a fruitless effort, considering.