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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pacifying
adj : freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: assuasive, calming,
soothing]