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pacified Definition


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pacify
verb pacifies, pacified, pacifying
    1. To calm, soothe or appease someone.
      Thesaurus: appease, placate, allay, soothe, humour, mollify; Antonym: aggravate, anger.
    2. To restore something to a peaceful condition.
    3. euphemistic
      To subdue.
      Thesaurus: subdue, silence, quiet, still, tame, lull, tranquilize.
Etymology: 17c: from French pacifier, from Latin pax peace + facere to make.



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