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English noun: pacification | |||
| 1. | pacification (act) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | ||
| Samples | A wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants. His unsuccessful mollification of the mob. | ||
| Synonyms | mollification | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appeasement, calming | ||
| 2. | pacification (communication) a treaty to cease hostilities | ||
| Samples | Peace came on November 11th. | ||
| Synonyms | peace, peace treaty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accord, pact, treaty | ||
| Instance hyponym | Peace of Westphalia, Treaty of Versailles | ||
| 3. | pacification (act) actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency | ||
| Synonyms | counterinsurgency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | battle, conflict, struggle | ||
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