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   Mollify , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mollified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mollifying .] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. t., and -fy.]
   To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.
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   With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts.
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   To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.
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