Definition of pacify Pacify

/pæˈsʌfajˌ/ - [patsufay] - pac•i•fy

We found 8 definitions of pacify from 6 different sources.

What does pacify mean?

Verb pacifies, pacifying, pacified
pacify - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
		lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
		quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
		establish, give use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

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pacify (Verb)
To bring peace to a place or situation, by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
pacify (Verb)
To appease someone.

pacify (v. t.)
To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.

pacify
pas′i-fī, v.t. to make peaceful: to appease: to bring back peace to: to calm; to soothe.—adjs. Pac′ifiable, that may be pacified; Pacif′ic, peacemaking: appeasing: peaceful: mild: tranquil.—n. the ocean between Asia and America, so called by its discoverer Magellan because he sailed peacefully over it after weathering Cape Horn.—adj. Pacif′ical, pacific (obs. except in phrase Letters pacifical, letters recommending the bearer as one in peace and fellowship with the church—also Letters of peace, Pacificæ).—adv. Pacif′ically.—v.t. Pacif′icāte, to give peace to.—ns. Pacificā′tion, the act of making peace, esp. between parties at variance; Pacif′icātor, Pac′ifier, a peacemaker.—adj. Pacif′icātory, tending to make peace. [Fr. pacifier—L. pacificāre—pax, pacis, peace, facĕre, to make.]