English > pacify: 2 senses > verb 1, emotion| Meaning | Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | The performance is likely to pacify Sue |
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| Synonyms | lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle |
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| Broader | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | make calm or still |
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| Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, aplacar, calmar, pacificar, sosegar, suavizar |
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| Catalan | alleujar, apaivagar, aplacar, assossegar, conciliar, pacificar, suavitzar |
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| Nouns | pacification | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined |
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| pacifier | device used for an infant to suck or bite on |
| peace | the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
| peace | harmonious relations / relations |
