mollify
معنی فارسی
فرو نشاندن آرام کردن نرم کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/mäl´ǝ fī´/vt.
● استمالت کردن، نرم کردن، (از کسی) دلجویی کردن
he tried to mollify his angry wife by giving her a gift
او سعی کرد با دادن هدیه همسر خشمگین خود را نرم کند.
● از شدت یا خشونت چیزی کاستن، فرونشاندن، تسکین دادن
her kindness mollified my sorrow
مهربانی او حزن مرا کمتر کرد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'mollificare' (to soften), from 'mollis' (soft) + 'facere' (to make).
مثال
- She tried to mollify her angry boss with an apology.
- The company offered a discount to mollify dissatisfied customers.
- His kind words mollified the grieving family.
ترکیبهای رایج
Mollify her angry boss Mollify dissatisfied customers Mollify the grieving family Mollify public concerns
تعریف انگلیسی
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of “She managed to mollify the angry customer” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “The performance is likely to mollify Sue”
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate “she tempered her criticism” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- make less rigid or softer “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
1. Soften, make soft.
2. Appease, pacify, compose, soothe, tranquillize, calm, quiet.
3. Assuage, mitigate, moderate, ease, allay, abate, temper, attemper, relieve, lessen, dull, blunt.
4. Qualify, tone down, moderate.