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pacification Definition

paci·fi·ca·tion (pas′ə fi kā′s̸hən)

noun

a pacifying or being pacified

Etymology: Fr < L pacificatio

pacification Synonyms

pacification

n.

appeasement, accommodation, settlement, adjustment; see agreement 3.

pacification Usage Examples

Preposition: of

country: Pacification of the entire country of Afghanistan has never been achieved by foreigners and cannot be the objective of the American military effort.

Converse of object

  • call: Their award in the happy pacification called the ' Dictum de Kenilworth ' was subsequently confirmed by the king and parliament.
  • sign: Charles signed the Pacification of Berwick on the 19th of June, 1639 and broke it the next year.

Adjective modifier

Polish: A dissatisfied Ukraine smarting under the memory of the Polish pacification can be no source of strength to Poland.

Modifies a noun

process: Without justice, a peace process is only a pacification process.