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mollification

DEFINITIONS OF: mollification

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n the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined

“his unsuccessful mollification of the mob”
Synonyms:
pacification
Type of:
appeasement, calming
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

n a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered

Type of:
peaceableness, peacefulness
a state that is calm and tranquil
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