"mollifying" in the verb sense
1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
cause to be more favorably inclined gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
2. temper, season, mollify, moderate
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
"she tempered her criticism"
3. mollify
make less rigid or softer
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