pacify

pacify is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.
2. verb. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

   "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

3. verb. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

   Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate

Synonyms

appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate

Common word forms

pacified, pacifier, pacifies, pacifying

Words from these letters

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