Mol"li*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mollified (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Mollifying (?).]
[F. mollifier, L.
mollificare; mollis soft +
-ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. 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.
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