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Pacify

  1. verb

    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    “She managed to mollify the angry customer”

    Similar: lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate

  2. verb

    fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

    “The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia”

Word family

pacifiable · pacified · pacifying

Words that mean the same

Calm and Soothe

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