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mollification noun abatement, allayment, amelioration, appeasement, assuagement, calmness, check, conciliation, curb, deadening, decrease, diminution, dulcification, easement, easing, lightening, lull, mediation, melioration, mitigation, pacification, palliation, placation, propitiation, reduction, relaxation, relief, slackening, softening, softness, soothing, tranquilization See also: reconciliation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Art isn't only capable of such mollification, it already provides as much, whether we are conscious of it or not. We can observe in that historical epoch, particularly in the Greek and Roman periods of ancient history, the "sparks of ennoblement" and mollification of some excessively crude forms of warfare. Meanwhile, no mollification of Russia on the Baltics' early entry should be proffered, as it will hamper the disciplined approach necessary to move Russia toward meeting membership standards. |
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