Topic: GOVERNMENT
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | pacificare, from pax; PEACE |
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pac‧i‧fy
past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies [transitive]1 to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset : 
'You're right,' Rita said, in order to pacify him.
'You're right,' Rita said, in order to pacify him.2PG to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force : Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.
Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.