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Pacify
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.