Pacification Synonyms

păsə-fĭ-kāshən
An expression of agreement, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. appeasement
  2. accommodation
  3. settlement
  4. adjustment
Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. counterinsurgency
  2. peace
  3. peace-treaty
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The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mollification

Words Related to Pacification

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Pacification Sentence Examples

  • But the pacification was only on the surface.

  • They were weary of a means of pacification which produced endless wars abroad and misery at home.

  • After this new pacification, Merwan caused the Syrians to acknowledge his two sons as heirs to the Caliphate, and married them to two daughters of Hisham.

  • In this state of affairs all parties agreed to accept the interposition of the British government for the restoration of order, and under Lord Hastings the work of pacification was effected.

  • Between this time and the opening of James's first parliament he was engaged in literary work, and sent to the king two pamphlets - one on the Union, the other on measures for the pacification of the church.

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