pacify
pac‧i‧fy /ˈpæsəfaɪ, ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies) [transitive]
‘You’re right,’ Rita said, in order to pacify him.
2. to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force:
Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.
pac‧i‧fy /ˈpæsəfaɪ, ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies) [transitive] Word Family: noun: peace, peacefulness, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist; adjective: peaceful, peaceable, pacifist; adverb: peacefully, peaceably; verb: pacify
1. to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset: 2. to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force: