Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MOL'LI-FY, v.t. [L. mollio; Fr. mollir. See Mellow.]

1. To soften; to make soft or tender. Is. i.
2. To assuage, as pain or irritation.
3. To appease; to pacify; to calm or quiet. Dryden.
4. To qualify; to reduce in harshness or asperity. Clarendon.