mollify in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
   pacify  lenify  conciliate  assuage  appease  mollify  placate  gentle  gruntle 
   
2. make less rigid or softer
   mollify 
   
3. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
   "she tempered her criticism"
   temper  season  mollify