pacification

pac·i·fi·ca·tion

 (păs′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

n.

1. The act of pacifying or the condition of being pacified; appeasement.

2.

a. Reduction, as of a rebellious district, to peaceful submission: "Hadrian waged a brutal war of pacification against tenacious peasants of Judaea" (Kenneth W. Harl).

b. Practical measures or policy aiming to effect this type of submission.

3. often Pacification A peace treaty: the Pacification of Ghent.

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pa·cif′i·ca′tor (pə-sĭf′ĭ-kā′tər) n.

pa·cif′i·ca·to′ry (-kə-tôr′ē) adj.

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pacification

(ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

n

the act, process, or policy of pacifying

ˈpacifiˌcatory adj

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pac•i•fi•ca•tion

(ˌpæs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)
n.

1. the act of pacifying or the state of being pacified; appeasement.

2. the process of attempting to rid an area of terrorists or other enemies by military force or psychological persuasion.

[1490–1500; < Latin]

pa•cif•i•ca•tor (pəˈsɪf ɪˌkeɪ tər) n.

pa•cif′i•ca•to`ry (-kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" mollification appeasement, calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
	2.	pacification - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" peace treaty, peace pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
	3.	pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency counterinsurgency 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"

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Translations

تَهْدِئَه

zklidnění

pacificering

Beschwichtigung

pacification

békesség helyreállításarend helyreállítása

friîun; sefun

pacificazione

fredeliggjøringpassivisering

yatıştırma

镇静

pacification

[ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → pacificación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pacification

n → Versöhnung f; (of area) → Befriedung f; attempts at pacification → Friedensbemühungen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pacification

[ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → pacificazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pacify

(ˈpӕsifai) verb

to make calm or peaceful. She tried to pacify the quarrelling children. kalmeer يُهَدِّئ успокоявам acalmar uklidnit beschwichtigen berolige; pacificere ειρηνεύω, κατευνάζωapaciguar, calmar rahustama آرام کردن rauhoittaa apaiser לְהַרגִיע शांत करना umiriti, utišati kibékít menenangkan friða; sefa calmare なだめる 진정시키다 nuraminti, sutaikyti nomierināt; salabināt menenangkan bedaren, de vrede herstellen beroligeuspokoić سوكه كول، ارامول، كرارول ، على كول acalmar a linişti успокаивать utíšiť pomiriti umiriti lugna, stilla, blidka ทำให้สงบ yatıştırmak 使鎮靜 умиротворяти, заспокоювати پرسکون کرنا، ٹھنڈا کرنا làm yên 使镇静

ˌpacifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

kalmering تَهْدِئَه успокояване pacificação zklidnění die Beschwichtigung pacificering ειρήνευση, κατευνασμός pacificación rahustamine آرام سازی rauhoittaminen pacificationהתפייסות ढाढ़स, सांत्वना, प्रशमन, शांति-संधि, शांतिस्थापना umirenje, pokorenje rend/békesség helyreállítása penenangan friðun; sefun pacificazione 和解 평정, 평화조약 (su)taikymas salabināšana; miera nodibināšana pendamaian pacificatie beroligelse, fredeliggjøring pacyfikacja سوكه كول، ارامول pacificação pacificare успокоение upokojenie pomiritev umirenje lugnande กระบวนการสันติภาพ yatıştırma 鎮靜 заспокоєння; умиротворення ٹھنڈا کرنا، فرو کرنا sự làm yên 镇静

ˈpacifism noun

the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it. pasifisme مُسالمه، مَذْهب السّلام пацифизъм pacifismo pacifismus der Pazifismus pacifisme φιλειρηνισμός pacifismo patsifism مخالفت با جنگ و شرکت در آن pasifismi pacifismeפציפיזם शांति-मार्ग pacifizam pacifizmus pasifisme friðarstefna pacifismo 平和主義 평화주의 pacifizmas pacifisms pasifisme pacifismepasifisme pacyfizm سوله غوښتنه ، دعسكرى قوت له استمعال سره مخالفت pacifismo pacifism пацифизм pacifizmus mirovno gibanje pacifizam pacifism ความรักสันติภาพ barışseverlik, savaş aleyhtarlığı 和平主義 пацифізм امن پسندي کا نظريہ، صلح پسندي chủ nghĩa hoà bình 和平主义

ˈpacifist noun

a person who believes in pacifism. As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war. pasifis من دُعاة السّلام، مُسالِم пацифист pacifista pacifista der/die Pazifist(in) pacifist ειρηνιστήςpacifista patsifist شخص مخالف جنگ pasifisti pacifisteפציפיסט शांतिकामी pacifist pacifista pecinta damai friðarsinni pacifista 平和主義者 평화주의자 pacifistas pacifists pencinta damai pacifistpasifistpacyfista روغه غوښتونكى pacifista pa­ci­fist пацифист pacifista mirovnik pacifista pacifist ผู้ต่อสู้เพื่อสันติภาพ barışsever, savaş aleyhtarı 和平主義者 пацифіст صلح پسند، امن پسند người theo chủ nghĩa hoà bình 和平主义者

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