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pacifyverb to lessen the anger or agitation ofthe only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy appease, assuage, conciliate, disarm, gentle, mollify, placate, propitiate calm, comfort, console, content, hush, quiet, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize)endear (to), ingratiatedelight, gladden, gratify, pleaseadulate, blarney, flatter, overpraise, soft-soapquench, sate, satiate, satisfycater (to), humor, indulgeblandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedlebaby, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoildulcify, sweeten anger, enrage, incense, inflame(also enflame), infuriate, ire, madden, outrage aggravate, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, put out, rankle, rile, roil, ruffle, vexprovoke, rouseharass, harry, persecute, pesteragitate, discomfort, distress, disturb, fret, perturb, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worryaffront, insult, offend, slight to bring under one's control by force of armsadditional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified conquer, dominate, overpower, subdue, subject, subjugate, subordinate, vanquish annihilate, beat, clobber, crush, defeat, drub, lick, mow (down), overcome, prevail (over), reduce, rout, skunk, smash, thrash, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whipenslavebreak, clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, smother, snuff (out), squash, squelch, suppress discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of.pacify suggests a soothing or calming.pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions.appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill.a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger.a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being.propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences.conciliating the belligerent nations in the 15th century |