To make someone who is angry or upset become calm and quiet.
pac+ify
Shared component: pac · peace
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Related forms: pac · 7 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixestending to lessen conflict or promote peace; peaceful.
pac+ific
Shared component: pac · peace
A person who believes that war and violence are morally wrong and refuses to take part in or support wars.
pac+ifist
Shared component: pac · peace
The act of making a place or people peaceful after a period of fighting or unrest.
pac+ific+ation
Shared component: pac · peace
pactExtended relation
A formal agreement between two or more people, groups, or countries, especially one in which they agree to do or not to do something.
pact
Extended relation: pac · peace
pacifierExtended relation
A rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on.
pac+ify+er
Extended relation: pac · peace
pacifismExtended relation
The belief that war and violence are morally wrong and that disputes should be settled by peaceful means.
pac+ify+ism
Extended relation: pac · peace