You won’t mollify him with that explanation.
Source: tatoeba (7974030)
Mollify
//ˈmɒlɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "mollify" (124 found)
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Closest matches (25)
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Related words (62)
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6 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
6 entriesmanner of
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11 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- смекчавам verb (to ease a burden)
- укротявам verb (to appease)
- успокоявам verb (to ease a burden)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 撫慰 /抚慰 verb (to appease)
Czech
4 entries- obměkčit verb (to appease)
- uchlácholit verb (to ease a burden)
- uklidnit verb (to appease)
- utišit verb (to ease a burden)
Dutch
3 entries- kalmeren verb (to ease a burden)
- milderen verb (to ease a burden)
- verzachten verb (to appease)
Esperanto
1 entries- mildigi verb (to appease)
French
3 entries- apaiser verb (to ease a burden)
- apaiser verb (to appease)
- calmer verb (to ease a burden)
German
2 entries- beruhigen verb (to appease)
- mildern verb (to ease a burden)
Greek
4 entries- καταπραΰνω verb (to ease a burden)
- κατευνάζω verb (to appease)
- μαλακώνω verb (to ease a burden)
- μαλακώνω verb (to appease)
Indonesian
3 entries- menenangkan verb (to ease a burden)
- menghibur verb (to ease a burden)
- meringankan verb (to ease a burden)
Kazakh
1 entries- жұбандыру verb (to appease)
Latin
2 entries- lēniō verb (to ease a burden)
- lēniō verb (to appease)
Middle English
2 entries- melten verb (to ease a burden)
- mollifien verb (to ease a burden)
Portuguese
2 entries- acalmar verb (to appease)
- apaziguar verb (to appease)
Russian
2 entries- смягча́ть verb (to ease a burden)
- успока́ивать verb (to appease)
Spanish
2 entries- enternecer verb (to soften; to make tender)
- molificar verb (to soften; to make tender)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Mary tried to mollify Tom by singing him a lullaby.
Source: tatoeba (7996229)
Tom's explanation didn't mollify Mary.
Source: tatoeba (9547781)
Her calm explanation helped mollify their concerns.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.