Crossword clues for pacified
pacified
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pacify \Pac"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pacified; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pacifying.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis,
peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Peace, and -fy.]
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. ``Pray ye, pacify
yourself.''
--Shak.
Syn: lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle.
To pacify and settle those countries.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: pacify)
WordNet
v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle]
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
[also: pacified]
See pacify