Pacify Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

pacifies;

pacified;

pacifying

pacifies;

pacified;

pacifying

Britannica Dictionary definition of PACIFY

[+ object]

1

:

to cause (someone who is angry or upset) to become calm or quiet

• pacify [=_soothe_] a crying child
• She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.

2

:

to cause or force (a country, a violent group of people, etc.) to become peaceful

• Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.
• trying to pacify a mob of protesters

— pacification

/ˌpæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

[noncount]

• Many died in the years before pacification.