26984 words

pacify

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied:

Examples:

He pacified his crying child with a bottle.
It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.
2
to bring peace to a place or end war in a place, often using military force:

Examples:

A UN force has been sent in to try and pacify the area worst affected by the civil war.
3
to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied:

Examples:

The governor later apologized, but union members weren’t pacified.
4
To pacify a place is to bring peace there or end a war:

Examples:

The US plans to send troops to pacify the country.

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