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pacify

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to calm or soothe someone who is angry or agitated

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Pacify in a sentence

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The manager tried to pacify the irate customer with a refund and an apology.

Antonyms
provokeagitateinflame

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Pacify (verb) means to calm or soothe someone who is angry or agitated
Here is pacify used in an example sentence: "The manager tried to pacify the irate customer with a refund and an apology."
Common synonyms for pacify include appease, placate, mollify, assuage.
Antonyms of pacify include provoke, agitate, inflame.
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