Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Mollificáre, v. a.
1. mollify, to make soft, supple, or tender; 2. to appease, to sweeten, to assuage, to soften, to tame, to lenify, to qualify or temper, to render mild and gentle.
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mollificare: to mollisie or make soft. Also to mitigate or asswage.