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Definition of pacify : To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.

Synonyms:

settle, sweeten, gruntle, stay, silence, patch up, accommodate, temper, propitiate, ennoble, gentle, make up, quench, entitle, smooth over, dulcify, pour oil on troubled water, palliate, lenify, slake, season

calm (part of speech: verb)

console, allay, quell, lull, placate, sedate, appease, assuage, still

pacify (part of speech: verb)

hush, conciliate, relieve, mollify, reconcile, smooth, defuse, ebb, stabilize

soothe (part of speech: verb)

comfort

moderate (part of speech: verb)

relax, restrain, abate, calm, moderate, alleviate, quiet, ease, compose, soothe, cool, subdue, tranquilize, soften

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