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pacification - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pacification' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pacification [ n.]
- The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

Meaning of 'pacification' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pacification [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
Example in sentence:
  • a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants;
  • his unsuccessful mollification of the mob
Meaning (2):
- a treaty to cease hostilities
Example in sentence:
  • peace came on November 11th