pacify Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; mollify; lenify.
   
   • She managed to mollify the angry customer
2. verb fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
   
   • The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia

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