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pacificate, v.|pəˈsɪfɪkeɪt|
[f. L. pācificāt-, ppl. stem of pācificāre to make peace, to pacify.]
†1. intr. To make peace (with). Obs. rare.
1646Unhappy Game at Scotch & Eng. 22 What is this other then to pacificate with him without their joynt advice and consent?
2. trans. To give peace to, to pacify.
1827Southey Hist. Penins. War II. 388 He would now pacificate Roncal and the vallies of Aragon. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. xiv. v. (1872) V. 222 There is one ready method of pacificating Germany. 1884Sir C. Warren Memorandum on Bechuanaland 29 Oct., The object..is to remove the filibusters from Bechuanaland, to pacificate the territory.
Hence paˈcificated ppl. a.
1885Manch. Exam. 14 Feb. 5/1 To make it [Khartoum] the capital of a pacificated or subjugated Soudan. |