quieten vs mollify

quieten and mollify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, mollify is a hyponym of quieten; that is, mollify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quieten:

Other hyponyms of quieten include lull, compose, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate.

quieten (verb)	mollify (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk	make less rigid or softer
make calm or still	make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
become quiet or quieter	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of