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Verb
/ˈpasəˌfī/,
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pacified, past participle; pacifies, 3rd person singular present; pacifying, present participle; pacified, past tense;
  1. Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
    • - he had to pacify angry spectators
  2. Bring peace to (a country or warring factions), esp. by the use or threatened use of military force
    • - the general pacified northern Italy
  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
  3. (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"
  4. (pacification) peace: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
  5. (pacification) actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
  6. 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 "... ...
  7. To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation; To appease (someone)
  8. (pacification) The process of pacifying; The process of calming, settling and taking control over a object, person or situation
  9. (Pacifying) Gestures done specifically to sooth or calm underlying stress, anxiety and emotional discomfort, as a child would do by sucking on a pacifier.  They include sucking on a pen or finger, stroking the hair or arm, touching the neck, and any myriad of other person specific cue. ...
  10. (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. ...
  11. (Pacification) 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. ...
  12. (Pacification) a campaign of repression conducted in 1930 by the Polish authorities against Ukrainians in Galicia. more
  13. (pacification) extending the authority of national government over formerly autonomous people whether by force or persuasion.
  14. To endeavor to pacify suffering ones, denotes that you will be loved for your sweetness of disposition. To a young woman, this dream is one of promise of a devoted husband or friends. Pacifying the anger of others, denotes that you will labor for the advancement of others. ...
  15. PEACE SETTLE-DOWN+, where the second sign is (2h)[5], PO down, pats the air 2x. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - pacify.
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