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pacify
('p/&/s/@/,f/aI/ )

verb (v)

  • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)(verb.creation)
    Example:
    The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia.
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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