mollify
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण मॉलिफ़ाइ
शांत करना, मनाना, गुस्सा ठंडा करना
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[T] ~ sb formal
to make somebody feel less angry or upset
शांत करना, मनाना, गुस्सा ठंडा करना
- The manager offered a refund to mollify the angry customer.
- Nothing could mollify the parents after the school's careless mistake.
- She tried to mollify her brother with a cup of tea.
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- A sincere apology helped to mollify the angry neighbours.
- The minister's promise did little to mollify the farmers.
Synonyms pacify placate appease soothe calm
Opposite provoke anger enrage inflame antagonize
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mol·li·fy
Double l and -fy, with y changing to i in mollifies and mollified (not 'molify' or 'mollifie'); from the Latin mollis, soft, as in emollient (a softening cream).
दो l और -fy, mollifies और mollified में y बदलकर i ('molify' या 'mollifie' गलत है); Latin mollis, कोमल, से, emollient (मुलायम करने वाली क्रीम) की तरह।
?Which word?
Keep the calming words together: mollify, pacify, placate, appease, conciliate, propitiate (win the favour of a god).
शांत करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mollify, pacify, placate, appease, conciliate, propitiate (देवता की कृपा पाना)।