pacify
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PACIFY
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to cause (someone who is angry or upset) to become calm or quiet
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pacify [=soothe] a crying child
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She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.
2
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to cause or force (a country, a violent group of people, etc.) to become peaceful
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Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.
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trying to pacify a mob of protesters
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Many died in the years before pacification.
