pacify

verb
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/US

Etymology

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“to do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify.

  1. derived from pāx — “peace
  2. derived from pacifier

Definitions

  1. To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting,…

    To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

    • Near-synonyms: peacify, repacify, allay, locarnize
    • Their orders were to pacify the province by destroying resistance.
  2. To appease (someone).

    • Watt decided in the end that an examination of Erskine's room was essential, if his mind was to be pacified, in this connexion.
    • Screaming feed me here Fill me up again Temporarily pacifying

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA