English Explanatory Dictionary

pacify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
  2. To appease (someone).

Pronunciation

/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ /ˈpæsəfaɪ/ en-us-pacify.ogg

Word forms

pacify pacifies pacifying pacified

Etymology

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“to do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify.

Synonyms

allay ameliorate appease assuage becalm bestill bring down calm calm down cool down cool off delay hose down lull mollify pacify peacen placate put at ease quell relax soothe still temper peacify repacify locarnize see others there

Antonyms

agitate becraze enrage harass provoke taunt

Related words

pacific pacifier pacifism pacifist pacifistic passive peace calmness

Derived words

pacifiable pacifier pacifyingly repacify unpacify unpacifying
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary