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MOLLIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
Example:
his unsuccessful mollification of the mob
Synonyms:
mollification; pacification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mollification" is a kind of...):
appeasement; calming (the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of))
Derivation:
mollify (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else)
mollify (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mollification" is a kind of...):
peaceableness; peacefulness (a state that is calm and tranquil)
Derivation:
mollify (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else)
mollify (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)
