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pacify
/ ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
- to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force
Derived Forms
- ˈpaciˌfiable, adjective
Other Words From
- pac·i·fi·a·ble adjective
- pac·i·fy·ing·ly adverb
- non·pac·i·fi·a·ble adjective
- re·pac·i·fy verb (used with object) repacified repacifying
- un·pac·i·fi·a·ble adjective
- un·pac·i·fied adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pacify1
Example Sentences
For Trump’s critics, his selections make it clear that his disavowal of the conservative playbook was nothing more than a campaign ploy to pacify voters who viewed the plan as too far to the right.
But the slaying of Arcos, who had vowed to pacify the region, was particularly grisly.
This is a man who has pacified a team who seemed to be at war with itself once.
“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.
We are easier to marginalize and to pacify if we fold ourselves into such tiny boxes.
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