how to pronounce mollify

/ˈmɒl.ɪ.faɪ/

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mollify is pronounced in three syllables

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mɒlɪfaɪ

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An example use of mollify in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and mollify the unhappier ethnicities …”

meanings of mollify

verb:

  1. To soften; to make tender.
  2. To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.
  3. To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.

mollify frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mollify occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mollify can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mollify can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

words that rhyme with mollify

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