PACIFY (pacified)
Dictionary entry overview: What does pacify mean?
• PACIFY (verb)
The verb PACIFY has 2 senses:
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
Familiarity information: PACIFY used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PACIFY (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
pacify; mollify; lenify; gruntle; gentle; conciliate; assuage; appease; placate
Context example:
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Hypernyms (to "pacify" is one way to...):
calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to pacify Sue
Meaning:
Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
Hypernyms (to "pacify" is one way to...):
establish; give (bring about)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
