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pacify

[ pas-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈpæs əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing.

to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
to appease: to pacify one's appetite.
to reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue.

Words related to pacify

mitigate, placate, assuage, repress, soothe, quell, ameliorate, mollify, allay, tame, square, subdue, dulcify, soften, stroke, grease, lull, still, propitiate, compose

Words nearby pacify

pacifico, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist, pacifistic, pacify, pacing catheter, pacini, pacinian corpuscle, pacino, pack

Origin of pacify

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy

SYNONYMS FOR pacify

2 soothe, mollify, assuage.

ANTONYMS FOR pacify

2 anger, enrage.

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British Dictionary definitions for pacified

pacify
/ (ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force

Derived forms of pacify

pacifiable, adjective

Word Origin for pacify

C15: from Old French pacifier; see pacific
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