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pacify
Overview of verb pacify
The verb pacify has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle -- (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer")
2. pacify -- (fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia")
Antonyms of verb pacify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pacify
2 senses of pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sense 2
pacify
=> establish, give
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pacify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pacify
2 senses of pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
Sense 2
pacify
=> establish, give
'Cause To' of verb pacify
Derived Forms of verb pacify
2 senses of pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
RELATED TO>(noun) pacification#1
=> pacification, mollification
RELATED TO>(noun) peace#2
=> peace
RELATED TO>(noun) peace#3
=> peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
RELATED TO>(noun) pacifier#2
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
Sense 2
pacify
RELATED TO>(noun) pacification#2
=> peace, peace treaty, pacification
RELATED TO>(noun) peace#4
=> peace, public security
RELATED TO>(noun) peace#1
=> peace
RELATED TO>(noun) peace#5
=> peace, peace treaty, pacification
RELATED TO>(noun) pacifier#1
=> conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler
Domain of verb pacify
Domain Terms of verb pacify
Familiarity of verb pacify
pacify used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb pacify
2 senses of pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
EX: The performance is likely to pacify Sue
Sense 2
pacify
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pacify
2 senses of pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> lull
=> compose
=> pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> reassure, assure
Sense 2
pacify
> establish, give
=> introduce
=> pacify
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pacify
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
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Sense 2
pacify
=> establish, give
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Grep of verb pacify
opacify
pacify
Grep of adj pacify
pacifying
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