assuage vs mollify

assuage and mollify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assuage	No	No	Yes	No
mollify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assuage and mollify are synonyms defined as:

assuage and mollify: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Other synonyms of assuage include appease, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate.

assuage (verb)	mollify (verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain	make less rigid or softer
satisfy (thirst)	make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of