Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MOL'LI-FY
MOL'LI-FY, v.t. [L. mollio; Fr. mollir. See Mellow.]
- To soften; to make soft or tender. Is. i.
- To assuage, as pain or irritation.
- To appease; to pacify; to calm or quiet. Dryden.
- To qualify; to reduce in harshness or asperity. Clarendon.
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