pacify

Verb

Verb Forms: pacified, pacifying, pacifies

To bring peace to; to soothe or calm.
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
To appease (someone).

Examples

Sometimes a strategic blank tile is all you need to PACIFY a challenging rack in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“I do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify.

Synonyms

appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate, allay, ameliorate, becalm, bestill, bring down, calm, calm down, cool down, cool off, delay, hose down, locarnize, lull, pacify, peacen, peacify, put at ease, quell, relax, repacify, soothe, still, temper

Antonyms

agitate, becraze, enrage, harass, provoke, taunt

Scrabble Score: 16

pacify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pacify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pacify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

pacify: valid Words With Friends Word