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1. Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
   "She managed to pacify the angry customer"
   - lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
    
2. Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
   "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

Derived forms: pacified, pacifies, pacifying

See also: pacification, pacifier, peace

Type of: calm, calm down, establish, give, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

Encyclopedia: Pacify