KJV Dictionary Definition: pacified

pacified

PACIFIED, pp. Appeased; tranquilized.

pacifier

PACIFIER, n. One who pacifies.

pacify

PACIFY, v.t. L., peace, and to make.

1. To appease, as wrath or other violent passion or appetite; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay agitation or excitement; as, to pacify a man when angry, or to pacify his wrath or rage; the word being applied both to the person and to the passion. So we say, to pacify hunger, to pacify importunate demands.

2. To restore peace to; to tranquilize; as, to pacify countries in contention.

pacifying

PACIFYING, ppr. Appeasing; tranquilizing.