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Pacify

verb

(past & past part. pacified; pres. part. pacifying)

Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate.

Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location).

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"Pacify" Quotes from Famous Books

... her seat again, in a state of agitation fully shared by mademoiselle. Rougane set himself to pacify and reassure them. The section would put the matter in order. They would most certainly be accorded a permit. What possible reason could there be for refusing them? A mere formality, ...

— Scaramouche - A Romance of the French Revolution • Rafael Sabatini

... wanted for Nan's sake, as well as his own, to see what could be done to pacify her uncle and his relatives so that a wedge might be driven in between them and their notorious henchman, and Sassoon brought to book with their consent; on this point, however, he was not quite bold-faced enough to take his friends into ...

— Nan of Music Mountain • Frank H. Spearman

... most readily fall to your share if all the men who were present at the slaying of Thorolf submit themselves unconditionally to Kolbein before the 'Peace of God' is at an end; then I would hope that you will be fortunate enough to pacify Kolbein's mind, so that full reconciliation may be obtained, of which Kolbein also stands in great need because of Thord Kakali ...

— Poet Lore, Volume XXIV, Number IV, 1912 • Various

... room," said Miss Borden, "and you can watch for the cab." She shut the door between, but the babies burst into a howl and she went back to pacify them. ...

— A Modern Cinderella • Amanda M. Douglas

... conscience in either the Roman or the Oriental Churches, individuals were often found wandering to and fro, as in pagan India, vainly seeking for rest. One of the most noted cases of this kind was that of an Armenian. To pacify the clamors of conscience, he became an inmate of a monastery far in the interior, where he undertook to perform the most menial services for the monks. Failing to find peace in this, he penetrated into the depths of a wilderness, clothed himself in sackcloth, ...

— History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. • Rufus Anderson

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