mollify

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ/

verb (mollifies, mollifying, mollified)

[with object]
  • appease the anger or anxiety of (someone): nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists
  • rare reduce the severity of (something): the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment

Derivatives

mollification

Pronunciation: /-fɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

mollifier

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'make soft or supple'): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis 'soft'