мягчить, смягчать
глагол ослаблять, смягчать, успокаивать Синоним(ы): calm, quiet
verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English mollifien, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit mṛdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt transitive verb 1. to soothe in temper or disposition; appease Example: mollified the staff with a raise 2. to reduce the rigidity of; soften 3. to reduce in intensity; assuage, temper intransitive verb archaic soften, relent Synonyms: see pacify • mollification noun