pacificate

  

pa·cif·i·cate

[puh-sif-i-keyt]
verb (used with object), pa·cif·i·cat·ed, pa·cif·i·cat·ing.
to pacify.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin pācificātus (past participle of pācificāre to make peace). See pacify, -ate1

Related forms
pac·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
pa·cif·i·ca·tor, noun
pa·cif·i·ca·to·ry [puh-sif-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
non·pac·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
non·pa·cif·i·ca·to·ry, adjective
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