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pacification
What does pacification mean?
pacification (noun): the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use pacification in a sentence?
- A wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does pacification come from?
From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to pacification
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university
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an entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes
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the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
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a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
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