verb (used with object), pa·cif·i·cat·ed, pa·cif·i·cat·ing.
- to pacify.
noun
- the act, process, or policy of pacifying
n.“a setting at peace,” early 15c., from Middle French pacification “act of making peaceful” (15c.), from Latin pacificationem (nominative pacificatio) “a peace-making,” noun of action from past participle stem of pacificare “to pacify” (see pacify).