pacifiable

Variant of pacify

pacify definition

paci·fy (pas′ə fī′)

transitive verb pacified -·fied′, pacifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to make peaceful or calm; appease; tranquilize
    1. to establish or secure peace in (a nation, etc.)
    2. ☆ to seek to neutralize or win over (people in occupied areas)

Etymology: ME pacifien < OFr pacefier < L pacificare < pax (gen. pacis), peace + facere, to make, do

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