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pacified |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. To pacify and settle those countries. --Bacon.
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