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Webster 1828 Edition
Pacify
PACIFY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To appease, as wrath or other violent passion or appetite; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay agitation or excitement; as, to pacify a man when angry, or to pacify his wrath or rage; the word being applied both to the person and to the passion. So we say, to pacify hunger, to pacify importunate demands.2.
To restore peace to; to tranquilize; as, to pacify countries in contention.