'Pacifying' definitions:
Definition of 'Pacifying'
From: GCIDE
- Pacify \Pac"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pacified; p. pr. & vb. n. Pacifying.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Peace, and -fy.] 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. "Pray ye, pacify yourself." --Shak.
- Syn: lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- To pacify and settle those countries. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pacifying'
From: GCIDE
- pacifying \pacifying\ adj. freeing from fear and anxiety.
- Syn: assuasive, calming, soothing. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'pacifying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appeasing,
- calming,
- conciliatory,
- cradling,
- dreamy,
- drowsy,
- gentling,
- hushing,
- irenic,
- lulling,
- mollifying,
- pacific,
- pacificatory,
- placative,
- placatory,
- propitiative,
- propitiatory,
- quietening,
- reconciliatory,
- restful,
- rocking,
- soothful,
- soothing,
- stilling,
- tranquilizing