pacify
71disarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. demilitarize (see pacification); pull one s teeth; pacify, appease, charm. See impotence, love. Ant., arm. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deprive of weapons] Syn. disable, unarm, weaken, debilitate, render …
72soothe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calm, quiet, tranquilize; relieve, assuage, mitigate, allay, console, comfort. See moderation, relief, content, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quiet, mollify, tranquilize, calm, relax, assuage,… …
73tranquilize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pacify, soothe, appease; calm, still. See pacification, content. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. calm, pacify, quell; see calm down , quiet 1 , soothe . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. sedate, calm, quiet,… …
74pacification — (n.) a setting at peace, early 15c., from O.Fr. pacification (15c.), from L. pacificationem (nom. pacificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of pacificare to pacify (see PACIFY (Cf. pacify)) …
75pay — {{11}}pay (n.) money given for labor or services, early 14c., from PAY (Cf. pay) (v.). {{12}}pay (v.) c.1200, to appease, pacify, satisfy, from O.Fr. paiier (12c.), from L. pacare to please, pacify, satisfy (especially a creditor), from pax (gen …
76ap|peas´ing|ly — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… …
77ap|peas´a|ble — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… …
78ap|pease — «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy …
79pac|i|fy — «PAS uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to make calm; quiet down; give peace to: »Can t you pacify that screaming baby? We tried to pacify the man we bumped into. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under appease. (Cf. ↑appease) …
80Appealed — Appease Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to… …
