pacify

pacify
I
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To mollify]
Syn. conciliate, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, assuage, soothe, smooth over, calm, tranquilize, subdue, pour oil on troubled waters; see also quiet 1 .
2. [To quiet]
Syn. soothe, silence, lull; see quiet 2 .
Syn.- pacify implies the making quiet, calm, and peaceful of someone or something that has become agitated, angry, or disorderly [ to pacify a crying child ] ; appease suggests a pacifying by gratifying or giving in to the demands of [ to appease one's hunger ] ; mollify suggests a soothing of wounded feelings or an allaying of indignation [ his compliments failed to mollify her ] ; placate implies the changing of a hostile or angry attitude to a friendly or favorable one [ to placate an offended colleague ] ; propitiate implies an allaying or forestalling of hostile feeling by winning the good will of [ sacrifices made to propitiate a deity ] ; conciliate implies the use of arbitration, concession, persuasion, etc. in an attempt to win over
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
appease, mollify, quiet, lull, soothe, calm, tranquilize, placate, assuage, cool, soften.
ANT.: enrage, agitate, infuriate
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idiom: pour oil on troubled water. See CALM.

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  • pacify — pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate are comparable when they mean to quiet excited, aroused, or disturbed persons. Pacify implies a soothing or calming of anger, grievance, or agitation, or the quelling of insurrection… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • pacify — ► VERB (pacifies, pacified) 1) quell the anger or agitation of. 2) bring peace to (a country or warring factions). DERIVATIVES pacification noun. ORIGIN Latin pacificare, from pax peace …   English terms dictionary

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  • pacify — [[t]pæ̱sɪfaɪ[/t]] pacifies, pacifying, pacified 1) VERB If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. [V n] Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?... [V n] …   English dictionary

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