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    pac·i·fy
    [ˈpasəˌfī]
    verb
    pacify (verb) · pacifies (third person present) · pacified (past tense) · pacified (past participle) · pacifying (present participle)
    1. quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:
      "he had to pacify angry spectators"
      • bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threatened use of military force:
        "the general pacified northern Italy"
    Origin
    late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as pacification): from Old French pacefier, from Latin pacificare, based on pax, pac- ‘peace’.
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    1. quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:
      placate
      appease
      calm
      conciliate
      propitiate
      assuage
      mollify
      soothe
      tranquillize
      content
      still
      silence
      relax
      compose
      quieten
      quiet
      calm down
      Opposite:
      provoke
      enrage
      inflame
       
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    2. pacify verb [T] (PEACE) to bring peace to a place or end war in a place, often using military force: A UN force has been sent in to try and pacify the area worst affected by the civil war.

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      pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming.

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      Pacify definition: to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility; quiet; calm.

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