As a modifier it's kind of a mollifier Edit: just looked it up and wikipedia has a difinition I didn't know :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollifier https

As a modifier it's kind of a mollifier Edit: just looked it up and wikipedia has a difinition I didn't know :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollifier https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollifier However in the colloquial usage 'round these parts mollifier means to soften or make gentle https://www.etymonline.com/word/mollify#etymonline_v_17411 https://www.etymonline.com/word/mollify#etymonline_v_17411