He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.
SYNONYM(S): allay, pacify, calm.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mol´li|fi´er — mol|li|fy «MOL uh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to soften, especially in temper; appease; mitigate: »He tried to mollify his father s anger by apologizing. SYNONYM(S): allay, pacify, calm. 2. to make soft or supple. –v.i … Useful english dictionary
mol|li|fy — «MOL uh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to soften, especially in temper; appease; mitigate: »He tried to mollify his father s anger by apologizing. SYNONYM(S): allay, pacify, calm. 2. to make soft or supple. –v.i … Useful english dictionary
mol — an·e·mol·o·gy; at·mol·y·sis; bles·mol; cos·mol·o·gist; cos·mol·o·gy; cu·mol; cyn·o·mol·gus; de·mol·ish; des·mol·y·sis; el·e·mol; en·to·mol·o·gist; en·to·mol·o·gize; en·to·mol·o·gy; en·zy·mol·o·gist; en·zy·mol·o·gy; ep·i·der·mol·y·sis;… … English syllables
melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h … Useful english dictionary
ho|mol´o|ga´tion — ho|mol|o|gate «hoh MOL uh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to express approval of or agreement with; confirm; ratify. –v.i. to express agreement or consent. ╂[< Medieval Latin homologare (with English ate … Useful english dictionary
ho|mol|o|gate — «hoh MOL uh gayt», verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. –v.t. to express approval of or agreement with; confirm; ratify. –v.i. to express agreement or consent. ╂[< Medieval Latin homologare (with English ate … Useful english dictionary
en|to|mol|o|gize — «EHN tuh MOL uh jyz», intransitive verb, gized, giz|ing. 1. to study entomology. 2. to collect specimens or observe the habits of insects … Useful english dictionary
et|y|mol|o|gize — «EHT uh MOL uh jyz», verb, gized, giz|ing. –v.t. to trace or give the history of (words). –v.i. 1. to study etymology. 2. to provide or suggest etymologies for words … Useful english dictionary
ho|mol|o|gize — «hoh MOL uh jyz», verb, gized, giz|ing. –v.t. to make homologous; show the correspondence of. –v.i. to be homologous; correspond … Useful english dictionary
mollifyingly — mol·li·fy·ing·ly … English syllables
