— pacifiable , adj. — pacifyingly , adv.
/pas"euh fuy'/ , v.t., pacified, pacifying .
1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
2. to appease: to pacify one's appetite.
3. to reduce to a state of submission, esp. by military force; subdue.
[ 1425-75; late ME pacificare to make peace. See PACIFIC, -FY ]
Syn. 2. soothe, mollify, assuage.
Ant. 2. anger, enrage.