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Pacification Definition & Meaning

pacification
noun
  1. the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"
  2. a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
  3. actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

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What does pacification mean?
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
What part of speech is pacification?
Pacification is a noun.
How many definitions does pacification have?
Pacification has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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