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Pac·i·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pacified p. pr. & vb. n. Pacifying ] To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. “Pray ye, pacify yourself.”
Syn: -- lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle.
To pacify and settle those countries. --Bacon.
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pacify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: lenify,
conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate,
gentle, gruntle]
2: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location);
"The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
[also: pacified]