mollify

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mollified p. pr. & vb. n. Mollifying ] [ F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. t., and -fy. ] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm. [ 1913 Webster ]