Meaning Of The Word Pacify

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pacify
verb: If the army or the police pacify a group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests.
verb: If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased.

pacify in American English
to make peaceful or calm; appease; tranquilize
transitive verb: to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm

pacify in British English
verb: to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify

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