pacify
verb (used with object)
pacified
Example Sentences
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But the details will be all the more important, as activists may not be pacified by temporary measures.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
This is a man who has pacified a team who seemed to be at war with itself once.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
When winds blow hard across the lake and storms brew over its waters, it is said that Michi-Cihualli is angry and must be pacified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
“No, cookie, no, cookie, no, no, no!” said Boots, way past the point of being pacified.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
