Today's Word "mollify"
To reduce in intensity
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mollify \MOL-uh-fy\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To pacify; to soothe or calm in temper or disposition. 2 : To reduce in intensity; to temper. 3 : To soften; to reduce the rigidity of.
"She wasn't sure anything could mollify her, after the horrid five days she had just endured." -- Johanna Lindsey, 'Say You Love Me'
Mollify comes from Middle French mollifier, ultimately from Latin mollis, "soft."
