pacify
[verb]
Synonyms: calm, allay, appease, assuage, mollify, placate, propitiate, soothe

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Antonyms: anger
Contrasted words: arouse, stir (up)
Related Idioms: pour balm into, pour oil on (the) troubled waters
Related Words: dulcify, soften, allay, alleviate, mitigate, relieve, moderate, qualify, smooth (over), temper

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pac‧i‧fy /ˈpæsəfaɪ, ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: peace, peacefulness, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist; adjective: peaceful, peaceable, pacifist; adverb: peacefully, peaceably; verb: pacify]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: pacificare, from pax; ⇒ peace]

1. to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset:
‘You’re right,’ Rita said, in order to pacify him.

2. to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force:
Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.

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