VERB | emotion | pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | cause to be more favorably inclined |
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creation | pacify | fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) |
Sounds | pae'sahfay. | |
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Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... |
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 | |
Model | The performance is likely to pacify Sue | |
Synonyms | lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | |
Broader | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | make calm or still |
Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, aplacar, calmar, pacificar, sosegar, suavizar | |
Catalan | alleujar, apaivagar, aplacar, assossegar, conciliar, pacificar, suavitzar | |
Nouns | pacification | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined |
pacifier | device used for an infant to suck or bite on | |
peace | the absence of mental stress or anxiety | |
peace | harmonious relations / relations |
Meaning | fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" | |
Broader | establish, give | bring about |
Spanish | pacificar | |
Catalan | pacificar | |
Nouns | pacifier | someone who tries to bring peace |
peace, pacification | a treaty to cease hostilities | |
peace | the state prevailing during the absence of war | |
peace | the general security of public places |
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