PACIFY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
    Hypernyms(s) pacify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to be more favorably inclined
    • gain the good will of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She managed to mollify the angry customer
    Hypernyms(s) pacify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)