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Webster 1913 Edition

Mollify

Mol′li-fy

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Mollified
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mollifying
.]
[F.
mollifier
, L.
mollificare
;
mollis
soft +
-ficare
(in comp.) to make. See
Enmollient
,
Moil
,
Verb.
T.
, and
-fy
.]
1.
To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify;
as, to
mollify
the ground
.
With sweet science
mollified
their stubborn hearts.
Spenser.
2.
To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mollify

MOL'LIFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L. mollio.] To soften; to make soft or tender. Is.1.
1.
To assuage, as pain or irritation.
2.
To appease; to pacify; to calm or quiet.
3.
To qualify; to reduce in harshness or asperity.

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