mollify

(verb)

verb

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

- She managed to mollify the angry customer

Similar word(s): appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate

Definition categories: emotion, calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

Similar word(s): moderate, season, temper

Definition categories: change, weaken

3. make less rigid or softer

Definition categories: change, soften