ALL meanings of pacify
pac·i·fy
P p - verb with object pacify to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man. 1
- verb with object pacify to appease: to pacify one's appetite. 1
- verb with object pacify to reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue. 1
- transitive verb pacify calm 1
- transitive verb pacify appease 1
- transitive verb pacify bring peace to 1
- verb pacify If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. 0
- verb pacify If the army or the police pacify a group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests. 0
- verb pacify to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify 0
- verb pacify to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force 0
- verb transitive pacify to make peaceful or calm; appease; tranquilize 0
- verb transitive pacify to establish or secure peace in (a nation, etc.) 0
- verb transitive pacify to seek to neutralize or win over (people in occupied areas) 0