mollify

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The Word of the Day for November 7 is:=20

mollify   \MAH-luh-fye\   verb
         *1 : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease
     2 : to reduce the rigidity of : soften
     3 : to reduce in intensity : assuage, temper

Example sentence:
          The clerk tried his best to mollify the irate customer.

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           =E2=80=9CMollify,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9Cpacify,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9C=
appease,=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cplacate=E2=80=9D all mean =E2=80=9Cto eas=
e the anger or disturbance of,=E2=80=9D although each implies a slightly=
 different way of pouring oil on troubled waters. =E2=80=9CPacify=E2=80=9D=
 suggests the restoration of a calm or peaceful state, while =E2=80=9Cap=
pease=E2=80=9D implies the quieting of insistent demands by making conce=
ssions; you can appease appetites and desires as well as persons. =E2=80=
=9CPlacate=E2=80=9D is similar to =E2=80=9Cappease,=E2=80=9D but it ofte=
n indicates a more complete transformation of bitterness to goodwill. =E2=
=80=9CMollify,=E2=80=9D with its root in Latin =E2=80=9Cmollis,=E2=80=9D=
 meaning =E2=80=9Csoft,=E2=80=9D implies soothing hurt feelings or anger=
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