mollify vs weaken

mollify and weaken both are verbs.

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

As verbs, weaken is a hypernym of mollify; that is, weaken is a word with a broader meaning than mollify:

mollify: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
weaken: lessen the strength of

mollify (verb)	weaken (verb)
make less rigid or softer	become weaker
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else	lessen the strength of
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of	reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
	lessen in force or effect
	destroy property or hinder normal operations