Associations to the word «Pacify»
Noun
- Eloquence
- Wen
- Augustus
- Persia
- Albanian
- Wu
- Romans
- Sacrifice
- Dynasty
- Earle
- Rage
- Wang
- Expedition
- Garrison
- Strife
- Treachery
- Troop
- Aristocracy
- Resistance
- Mughal
- Highlands
- Cis
- Disturbance
- Calm
- Jesuit
- Territory
- Province
- Governor
- Anger
- Temper
- Rama
- Pasha
- Janeiro
- Monarch
- Jealousy
- Tong
- Peace
- Tenderness
- Region
- Ordinance
- Barbarian
- Insurgent
- Orthodoxy
- Settle
- Lu
- Compromise
- Inhabitant
- Envoy
- Instruction
- Quiet
- Caesar
- Indignation
- Burma
- Attempt
- Castile
- Annexation
- Spirit
- Hush
- Algeria
- Throne
- Archipelago
- Surrender
- Jupiter
- Rio
- Tara
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
PACIFY, verb. (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
PACIFY, verb. (transitive) To appease (someone).
Dictionary definition
PACIFY, verb. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer".
PACIFY, verb. Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.