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 ;