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Definitions for Pacify

[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, especially by military force; subdue.
[4] to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
[5] to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force

Words related to Pacify

mitigate, placate, assuage, repress, soothe, quell, ameliorate, mollify, allay, tame, square, subdue, dulcify, soften, stroke, grease, lull, still, propitiate, compose

Words nearby Pacify

pacifico, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist, pacifistic, pacify, pacing catheter, pacini, pacinian corpuscle, pacino, pack

Origin of Pacify

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy

Other words from Pacify

pac·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
pac·i·fy·ing·ly , adverb
non·pac·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
re·pac·i·fy , verb (used with object), re·pac·i·fied, re·pac·i·fy·ing.
un·pac·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
un·pac·i·fied , adjective

Word origin for Pacify

C15: from Old French pacifier; see pacific

Synonyms for Pacify

allay, ameliorate, assuage, mitigate, mollify, placate, quell, repress, smooth over, soothe, tame, calm, chasten, compose, con, conciliate, cool, dulcify, grease, lull, moderate, propitiate, qualify, quiet, relieve, silence, soft-pedal, soften, square, still, stroke, subdue, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, bury the hatchet, butter up, fix up, kiss and make up, lay back, make peace, pacificate, put the lid on, take the edge off