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mollifying
UK
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɑːləˌfaɪɪŋ/
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mollifying
adjective
more mollifying
Comp.
most mollifying
Super.
UK
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪɪŋ/
Translations
успокаивающий
The mollifying words helped ease the tension in the room.
Успокаивающие слова помогли снять напряжение в комнате.
Additional translations
умиротворяющий
смягчающий
Definitions
Having the quality of soothing or calming someone who is upset or angry.
Her mollifying words helped to ease the tension in the room.
Synonyms
soothing
appeasing
assuaging
alleviating
calming
pacifying
mollifying
noun
UK
/ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmɑː.lə.faɪ.ɪŋ/
Gerund noun; denotes the act or process of soothing or appeasing.
Definitions
The act or process of soothing anger or anxiety; the action of appeasing someone who is upset.
His mollifying of the angry crowd prevented the protest from escalating.
Synonyms
atonement
mollification
appeasement
placation
conciliation
pacification
assuagement
calming
softening
mitigation
mollify
verb
mollifying
Gerund
mollified
Past Simple
mollified
Past Participle
mollifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈmɑːləˌfaɪ/
Translations
смягчать
The government took measures to mollify public discontent.
Правительство приняло меры, чтобы смягчать общественное недовольство.
умиротворять
The manager tried to mollify the angry customer with a refund.
Менеджер попытался умиротворять рассерженного клиента возвратом денег.
успокаивать
She spoke softly to mollify the crying child.
Она говорила мягко, чтобы успокаивать плачущего ребенка.
Definitions
To soothe or calm someone who is angry or upset.
The manager tried to mollify the upset customer by offering a full refund.
To reduce the severity or intensity of something, making it less harsh or extreme.
Extra funding was provided to mollify the effects of the budget cuts.
To make something softer or more pliable in texture; soften.
The chef mollified the hardened sugar by gently heating it.
Synonyms
appease
calm
soothe
pacify
alleviate
assuage
mitigate
relieve
Antonyms
agitate
enrage
irritate
provoke
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