pacification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of bringing peace or suppressing hostility

The general's pacification of the province ended years of rebellion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of bringing peace... appeasementplacationmollificationconciliationpeacemakingsubjugation

Opposites

provocation incitement agitation

Word family

Related forms pacify pacific pacifist

Etymology

From Latin pacificatio ('a peacemaking'), from pacificare ('to make peace'), from pax ('peace') plus facere ('to make').

pācificātiō Latin pāx Latin facere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# pacification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of bringing peace or suppressing hostility

## Examples
- The general's pacification of the province ended years of rebellion.

## Synonyms
- appeasement
- placation
- mollification
- conciliation
- peacemaking
- subjugation

## Antonyms
- provocation
- incitement
- agitation

## Related Forms
- pacify
- pacific
- pacifist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pācificātiō
- Root: pāx
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Latin pacificatio ('a peacemaking'), from pacificare ('to make peace'), from pax ('peace') plus facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Pacification is from Latin pacificatio ('a peacemaking'), from pacificare ('to make peace'), from pax ('peace') plus facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include pācificātiō (Latin), pāx (Latin), and facere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of bringing peace or suppressing hostility. The wider family includes related words such as pacify, pacific, and pacifist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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