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Type Words
Synonyms mollification
Type of appeasement, calming
Derivation pacify


a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants.
Type Words
Synonyms counterinsurgency
Type of conflict, struggle, battle
Type Words
Synonyms peace, peace treaty
Type of accord, pact, treaty
Derivation pacify

Examples of pacification

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They were primarily engaged in medical and other civilian pacification projects.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As a result, the first victims of TV's pacification drive have been the stuntmen.
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In some areas, supposed pacification has been exposed as cunning window dressing.
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From the standpoint of pacification, progress was inhibited by the Tet offensive.
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During the subsequent two-decade occupation, a campaign of pacification ensued.
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Pacification is a polite, if rather unsettling, term for the controversial policy.
From the independent.co.uk
Kangxi adopted the policy of pacification in governing Mongolia in northern China.
From the theepochtimes.com
What matters is the pacification of you, the cultivation of your indifference.
From the infowars.com
Thus, to the commercial reasons for pacification could be added anti-slavery ones.
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More examples
  • The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"
  • Peace: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
  • Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
  • (Pacified) Appeasement is commonly understood to refer to a diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to another power.James P. Levy, Appeasement and rearmament: Britain, 1936-1939, Rowman and Littlefield, 2006 It has been described as "... ...
  • The process of pacifying; The process of calming, settling and taking control over a object, person or situation
  • Extending the authority of national government over formerly autonomous people whether by force or persuasion.
  • A campaign of repression conducted in 1930 by the Polish authorities against Ukrainians in Galicia. more
  • (n.v.) A colloquial term for using drastic measures to clear an area of zombies that often results in heavy collateral damage and loss of human life. Methods often include fire, and conventional or nuclear weaponry. usage "Denver didn't look like much after it was pacified."(by Dtaa2000)
  • The effort of a government to extend its control into insurgent areas. Typically these efforts include providing food, medical aid, and political reforms, but emphasize physical security. ...