mollify
🇬🇧 UK/'mɒlifai/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To calm someone's anger or anxiety; to appease or pacify.
平息,安抚,缓和(怒气或焦虑)
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishmollifyother
=mollify
Common Collocations
- 1.mollify concerns缓解顾虑
- 2.mollify anger平息愤怒
- 3.mollify fears消除恐惧
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company offered a refund to [mollify] angry customers.
- 2.
She spoke softly to [mollify] the upset child before bedtime.