mollify
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1- appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)使平静, 抚慰：
nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists.
发电站四周建立了自然保护区以安抚当地的自然保护者。
1.1
- rare reduce the severity of (something); soften〈罕〉缓和, 减轻。
派生词
mollification
nounmollifier
noun词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'make soft or supple'）： from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis 'soft'.