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pac·i·fy

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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

1.	to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.

2.	to appease: to pacify one's appetite.

3.	to reduce to a state of submission, esp. by military force; subdue.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy

]

—Related forms

pac·i·fi·a·ble, adjective

pac·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. soothe, mollify, assuage.

—Antonyms 2. anger, enrage.

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pac·i·fy Audio Help (pās'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies

To ease the anger or agitation of.
To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in.

[Middle English pacifien, from Old French pacifier, from Latin pācificāre : pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]

pac'i·fi'a·ble adj.

Synonyms: These verbs refer to allaying another's anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in: "The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests" (Charlotte Brontë). An army was required in order to pacify the islands.
Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: The therapist mollified the angry teenager by speaking gently.
Conciliate implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions: "A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity" (George Grenville).
Appease and placate suggest satisfying claims or demands or tempering antagonism, often by granting concessions: I appeased my friend's anger with a compliment. A sincere apology placated the indignant customer.

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pacify

1460, from M.Fr. pacifier, from O.Fr., "make peace," from L. pacificare "to make peace, pacify," from pacificus (see pacific). Pacifier "one who pacifies or appeases" is first recorded 1533; the meaning "nipple-shaped device for babies" is first recorded 1904.

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pacify
verb
1.	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
2.	fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

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pacify [ˈpӕsifai] verb

to make calm or peaceful
Example: She tried to pacify the quarrelling children.

Arabic:	يُهَدِّئ
Chinese (Simplified):	使镇静
Chinese (Traditional):	使鎮靜
Czech:	uklidnit
Danish:	berolige; pacificere
Dutch:	bedaren, de vrede herstellen
Estonian:	rahustama
Finnish:	tyynnyttää
French:	apaiser
German:	beschwichtigen
Greek:	ειρηνεύω, κατευνάζω
Hungarian:	kibékít
Icelandic:	friða; sefa
Indonesian:	menenangkan
Italian:	calmare

Japanese:	なだめる
Korean:	달래다
Latvian:	nomierināt; salabināt
Lithuanian:	nuraminti, sutaikyti
Norwegian:	berolige
Polish:	uspokoić
Portuguese (Brazil):	apaziguar
Portuguese (Portugal):	acalmar
Romanian:	a linişti
Russian:	успокаивать
Slovak:	utíšiť
Slovenian:	pomiriti
Spanish:	apaciguar, calmar
Swedish:	lugna, stilla, blidka
Turkish:	yatıştırmak

See also: pacifism, pacifist

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Pacify

Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See Pacify.] Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition.

Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea.

Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.

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