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[ verb ] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Examples "She managed to mollify her angry boss" Used in print ("Week by Week"...)And yet Mr._Kennedy persists in trying to mollify the intransigents of the right with apologies and promises of `` tightening_up '' and `` economizing '' . |
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[ verb ] make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Examples "she tempered her criticism" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make less rigid or softer
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