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PACIFY
pacify
(verb) fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); “The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia”
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; “She managed to mollify the angry customer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
pacify (third-person singular simple present pacifies, present participle pacifying, simple past and past participle pacified)
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
(transitive) To appease (someone).
Synonyms
• allay
• locarnize
Source: Wiktionary
Pac"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pacified; p. pr. & vb. n. Pacifying.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Peace, and -fy.]
Definition: To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. "Pray ye, pacify yourself." Shak.
To pacify and settle those countries. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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