pacificate

[ puh-sif-i-keyt ]

/ pəˈsɪf ɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), pa·cif·i·cat·ed, pa·cif·i·cat·ing.

to pacify.

Nearby words

pacific standard time, pacific time, pacific tree frog, pacifica, pacifically, pacificate, pacification, pacificatory, pacifico, pacifier, pacifism

Origin of pacificate

First recorded in 1640–50, pacificate is from the Latin word pācificātus (past participle of pācificāre to make peace). See pacify, -ate¹

Related forms

pac·i·fi·ca·tion, nounpa·cif·i·ca·tor, nounpa·cif·i·ca·to·ry

[puh-sif-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /pəˈsɪf ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·pac·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

non·pa·cif·i·ca·to·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pacification

But the pacification of Iraq would come without addressing Suleimani or his destructiveness.
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Many locals, including Silva, remain skeptical that the pacification program will continue after the Olympics in 2016.
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In fact, being too harsh can be damaging to pacification efforts even without international attention.
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He describes him as irredeemably corrupt, not an appropriate partner for a pacification program, and cannot change.
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The pacification and harmonious communion of all living nature.
The Bird|Jules Michelet
For to certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious.
Essays|Francis Bacon
In commanding the war, Congress pledged us to continue our action until the pacification of the island should be secured.
Problems of Expansion|Whitelaw Reid
The Pacification of Ghent had found the door open to religious toleration.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84|John Lothrop Motley
Such was the armistice, and during the whole of it conferences went on on the subject of a pacification.
The History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides

British Dictionary definitions for pacification

pacification

/ (ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act, process, or policy of pacifying

Derived Forms

pacificatory, adjective

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