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pacification

pa·ci·fi·cation

US/ˌpæsʌfʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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2.

a treaty to cease hostilities

  • “peace came on November 11th”
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Origin

From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.

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