pacificate
[puh-sif-i-keyt]
- to pacify.
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Origin of pacificate
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Contemporary Examples
But the pacification of Iraq would come without addressing Suleimani or his destructiveness.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous MastermindMichael Weiss
July 2, 2014
Many locals, including Silva, remain skeptical that the pacification program will continue after the Olympics in 2016.
In fact, being too harsh can be damaging to pacification efforts even without international attention.
He describes him as irredeemably corrupt, not an appropriate partner for a pacification program, and cannot change.
Historical Examples
Now there has been a second struggle and a pacification if not a victory.
Impressions of South AfricaJames Bryce
The production might, therefore, be called a 'pacification hymn.'
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
Perhaps I may have had some share in the work of pacification.
There is urgent need for your Majesty to take means of pacification.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
That was in 1884—a year after the defeat of Arabi, and the "pacification."
Problems of ExpansionWhitelaw Reid
pacification
- the act, process, or policy of pacifying
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Word Origin and History for pacification
n.
"a setting at peace," early 15c., from Middle French pacification "act of making peaceful" (15c.), from Latin pacificationem (nominative pacificatio) "a peace-making," noun of action from past participle stem of pacificare "to pacify" (see pacify).
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