Vocabulary
Pacify
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.
Urdu meaning
منانا، فرو کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Pressure from the rank and file to secure Mr Khan`s release has been growing, and the party`s on-ground leadership seems at a complete loss as to how to pacify the voices of discontent.
- The government has agreed on specific terms of the transition with the military establishment, and it will pacify the police as per the Nacta Act the top position belongs to the police.
- The government has agreed on specific terms of the transition with the military establishment, and it will pacify the police as per the Nacta Act the top position belongs to the police.
- AS most parents with young children will agree, the easiest way to pacify a bawling child is to hand them a smartphone, tablet, or other digital device.
- This should pacify Trumps` supporters from America`s Bible Belt.
Synonyms
placate, appease, calm, calm down, conciliate, propitiate, assuage, mollify, soothe
Antonyms
provoke, enrage, inflame
Curator example
“he had to pacify angry spectators”
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