pacifier — meaning in English

English meaning

• allay verb To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
• pacify verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.

Senses

pacifier is used for these senses in English:

• allay (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
• pacify (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

allay — full definition

1. verb To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
2. verb To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
3. verb To subside, abate, become peaceful.
4. verb To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

pacify — full definition

1. verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
2. verb To appease or satisfy someone, often to stop them complaining.

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