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pacify
verb
(pac-i-fy)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Synonyms:
appease
,
assuage
,
conciliate
,
gentle
,
gruntle
,
lenify
,
mollify
,
placate
,
pacify
verb
(pac-i-fy)
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
Examples:
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia.
Words Related to
pacify
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placate
,
appease
,
mollify
,
assuage
,
conciliate
,
gentle
,
gruntle
,
lenify
,
quell
,
soothe
,
allay
,
reassure
,
defuse
,
calm
,
relieve
,
alleviate
,
ease
,
subside
,
cool
,
de-escalate
,
rouse
,
sooth
,
subdue
,
propitiate
,
alienate
,
agitate
,
quieten
,
enrage
,
subjugate
,
cajole
,
antagonize
,
rile
,
provoke
,
inflame
,
foment
,
convince
,
persuade
,
woo
,
pacation
,
destabilize
,
dislodge
,
demulce
,
marginalize
,
pacated
,
accoy
,
reconcile
,
mollifiable
,
communalise
,
wean
,
oust
,
ingratiate
,
inexpiate
,
stabilize
,
coax
,
befool
,
galvanize
,
restrain
,
revive
,
exterminate
,
hoodwink
,
mediate
,
stanch
,
civilize
,
coopt
,
disperse
,
douse
,
quash
,
distract
,
arabize
,
evict
,
forestall
,
intimidate
,
islamize
,
outwait
,
browbeat
,
liberate
,
defang
,
entice
,
roust
,
cleanse
,
dissuade
,
remollient
,
europeanize
,
civilise
,
unseat
,
wrest
,
frighten
,
strangulate
,
avert
,
isolate
,
satisfy
,
infuriate
,
suborn
,
secularize
,
instigate
,
extirpate
,
unsettle
,
unhorse
,
discredit
,
suppress
,
pacify
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