Meaning & use
Pacifying
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Having a calming or soothing effect; tending to reduce anger or hostility.
See it in a sentence
She spoke in a low, pacifying tone to calm the frightened child.
The negotiators offered a pacifying compromise to end the standoff.
A note on using this word
"Pacifying" derives from the same Latin root as "peace" (pax), linking the idea of calming someone to the restoration of peace.
Words with a similar meaning
calmingsoothingplacating
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Present participle of pacify: acting to calm or appease someone.
He kept pacifying the crowd until security arrived.
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