pacify
(verb)
verb
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Similar word(s): appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate
Definition categories: emotion, calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia