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pacify::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate |
| Type of | tranquillize, calm down, tranquillise, calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize |
| Derivation | pacification, pacifier, peace |
Examples of pacify
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My attempt is not to pacify, although I certainly object to over-simplification.
From the economist.com
Later on they banned the wearing of head veils in order to pacify the Catholics.
From the economist.com
Balderic didn't push to chase Ljudevit, since he had to pacify the Karantanians.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In financial markets too, it is better to avert panic than to try to pacify it.
From the economist.com
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, now may have to do more than just pacify her.
From the omaha.com
This is instructive for those seeking to pacify Afghanistan with more soldiers.
From the latimes.com
It is a fiction, presented to pacify public opinion while stifling real debate.
From the guardian.co.uk
Such an action was believed to be required to pacify China and maintain his rule.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's never been in the cards that NATO would be able to pacify the whole country.
From the time.com
- Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
- Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
- (pacification) 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"
- (pacification) peace: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
- (pacification) actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
- 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 "... ...
- To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation; To appease (someone)
- (pacification) The process of pacifying; The process of calming, settling and taking control over a object, person or situation
- (Pacification) (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. ...
