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pacify

/ pacify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
"The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
Type of:
establish give
Derived:
peace peace treaty pacification public security conciliator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Type of:
calm calm down quiet
Derived:
placation conciliation propitiation mollification pacification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
39%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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establish give calm calm down quiet