pacify (Meaning)
pacify (v)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pacify
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Antonyms:
- rankle
- burn (up)
- inflame
- rouse
- pique
- get
- bother
- irritate
- inflame
- infuriate
- exasperate
- pique
- rouse
- vex
- burn (up)
- put out
- ire
- infuriate
- enflame
- vex
- bug
- irk
- enrage
- aggravate
- bother
- anger
- antagonize
- provoke
- rile
- provoke
- rile
- exasperate
- ire
- annoy
- outrage
- enrage
- bug
- enflame
- irritate
- cross
- irk
- annoy
- anger
- put out
- aggravate
- rankle
- get
- cross
- antagonize
- outrage
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pacify Sentence Examples
- The government deployed troops to pacify the rebellious region.
- The company launched a public relations campaign to pacify angry customers.
- The diplomat attempted to pacify tensions between the warring factions.
- The mother used a gentle voice to pacify her crying baby.
- The therapist employed calming techniques to pacify the anxious patient.
- The teacher used incentives to pacify rowdy students.
- The mayor held a town hall meeting to pacify concerns about a new development.
- The CEO pacified investors by promising increased profits.
- The police used tear gas to pacify a violent protest.
- The parents pacified their daughter by offering her a new toy.
FAQs About the word pacify
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of, fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm
appease, assuage, conciliate, console, please, propitiate, mollify, disarm, satisfy, comfort
rankle, burn (up), inflame, rouse, pique, get, bother, irritate, inflame, infuriate
The government deployed troops to pacify the rebellious region.
The company launched a public relations campaign to pacify angry customers.
The diplomat attempted to pacify tensions between the warring factions.
The mother used a gentle voice to pacify her crying baby.
