Pacify

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
  • transitive verb. To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.
  • transitive verb. To subdue or quell (an insurrection or conflict, for example).
  • transitive verb. To cause (a group) to end a rebellion or other violent action.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To appease; calm; quiet; allay the agitation or excitement of: as, to pacify a man when angry.
  • To restore peace to; tranquilize: as, to pacify countries in contention.
  • Synonyms To conciliate, assuage, still, lull, smooth, compose, soothe, mollify.
  • To make peaceful by force; render inactive by depriving of the means of opposition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
  • verb. To appease (someone).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
  • verb. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • Word Usage
    ""It is impossible for me," he writes to Nagni, the French nuncio, 2 April, 1629, "to put in jeopardy the common fatherhood and, in consequence, to be no longer able to heal and pacify, which is the proper business of the pope as vicar of Christ""
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    calm  
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    calm  calm down  establish  give  lull  
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