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8/19/11

Mollify– New Word A Day


Mollify
Pronounced:

My use:
I see they are angry. I will mollify them with my words and they will be happy.

Means:
To make someone who is angry become happy by saying good words.

Literary:
if you are not happy; then I, will use my words to mollify, your anger will say goodbye

Memory trick:
Moll . if . y
Moll (reminds of) mal or bad
If ( reminds of) if or unsure
y (sounds like) I or me
I make you feel unsure about feeling bad

Listen: Mollify

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