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Placate, soothe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mollify

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">placate</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">soothe</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for mollify that I've seen before include "Appease the anger of (someone)" , "Placate, appease" , "Soothe feelings of" .)

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