Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2verb
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
"The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
- 3verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
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