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verb
Synonym of pacify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Qualifier: sometimes non-native speakers' English
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Synonyms: pacify
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Latin pācificāt-, the past participial stem of pācificō. Also sometimes an independent back-formation from pacification. For its use by non-native speakers, compare Portuguese and Spanish pacificar and Italian pacificare.
