Category: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.]

Defn: 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.