pacificate

[ puh-sif-i-keyt ]

/ pəˈsɪf ɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), pa·cif·i·cat·ed, pa·cif·i·cat·ing.

to pacify.

Origin of pacificate

First recorded in 1640–50, pacificate is from the Latin word pācificātus (past participle of pācificāre to make peace). See pacify, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pacificate

pac·i·fi·ca·tion, nounpa·cif·i·ca·tor, nounpa·cif·i·ca·to·ry

[puh-sif-i-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /pəˈsɪf ɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·pac·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

non·pa·cif·i·ca·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby pacificate

Pacif., pacifarin, pacific, Pacifica, pacifically, pacificate, pacification, Pacific barracuda, Pacific cod, Pacific dogwood, Pacific Grove

Example sentences from the Web for pacificate

At the beginning of this new reign a new attempt to pacificate Rome, and to restore it to order and peace, was made.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Armand Carrel endeavored to pacificate, but the effort failed.
Edmond Dants|Edmund Flagg
If there is any thing to pacificate I am in favor of pacification, but in favor of it according to the Constitution.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
“I hope Monsieur Pujol will visit us also in our country home, when we get back,” said Mrs. Errington with intent to pacificate.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke