# mollify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #90,740

## Definitions
1. To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
2. To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of.
3. To soften; to make tender.

## Etymology
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mollify