PACIFY


Meaning of PACIFY in English

■ verb ( pacifies , ~ing , pacified )

1》 quell the anger or agitation of.

2》 bring peace to (a country or warring factions).

Derivatives

pacification noun

pacificatory adjective

Origin

C15 (earlier (ME) as pacification ): from OFr. pacefier , from L. pacificare , based on pax , pac- 'peace'.

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