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pacification

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pac·i·fi·ca·tion  (ps-f-kshn)
n.
1. The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement.
2.
a. Reduction, as of a rebellious district, to peaceful submission: "Real pacification is hard to get in the Vietnamese countryside" (McGeorge Bundy).
b. Practical measures or policy aiming to effect this type of submission.
3. often Pacification A peace treaty: the Pacification of Ghent.

pa·cifi·cator (p-sf-ktr) n.
pa·cifi·ca·tory (-k-tôr, -tr) adj.

pacification [ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
the act, process, or policy of pacifying
pacificatory  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pacification - the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"
appeasement, calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
2.pacificationpacification - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
3.pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Translations
pacification [ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Npacificación f
pacification
nVersöhnung f; (of area)Befriedung f; attempts at pacificationFriedensbemühungen pl
pacification [ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] npacificazione f
pacification [ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] npacificazione f


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For to certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious.
Abiram, however, who, since the pacification, either felt, or affected to feel, a more generous interest in his late adversary, saw fit to express an anxiety, to which the others were strangers--
No sooner was this act of pacification exchanged, than John proceeded to discharge the duty on which he had come.
 
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