pacification

Meanings

Plural: pacifications

Noun

the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
- "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"
a treaty to cease hostilities
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
The process of pacifying.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.

Synonyms

counterinsurgency, mollification, peace, peace treaty

Scrabble Score: 21

pacification is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pacification is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pacification is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

pacification is a valid Words With Friends word