English dictionary

pacification

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined

noun.act

Examples
A wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants.

Synonyms mollification

Source: WordNet 3.0
a treaty to cease hostilities

noun.communication

Synonyms peace peace treaty

Source: WordNet 3.0
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

noun.act

Synonyms counterinsurgency

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

noun

Source: webster1913