mollify
     v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
          "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
           {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {placate},
           {gentle}, {gruntle}]
     2: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding
        something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
        [syn: {temper}, {season}]
     3: make less rigid or softer
     [also: {mollified}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0