pacification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The process of pacifying.
The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.
1950 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railway Electrification in Morocco”, in Railway Magazine, page 214:The Proteſtants in their Anſwer acknowledged the good-will of the Emperor their Chief, and ſhewed, that the Catholicks ahd oppreſſed them, contrary to the Pacification
1682, John Rushworth, Historical collections of private passages:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pacificacion | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| pacifycacion | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| pacifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
pt pacificação (the process of pacifying) · el ειρήνευση (the process of pacifying) · fr pacification (the process of pacifying) · lv pacifikācija (the process of pacifying) · uk заспоко́єння (the process of pacifying) · ast pacificación (the process of pacifying) · cmn 安撫 /安抚 (the process of pacifying) · cmn 綏靖 /绥靖 (the process of pacifying) · la pācātiō (the process of pacifying) · ja 鎮静 (the process of pacifying) · hi शमन (the process of pacifying) · nl pacificatie (the process of pacifying) · ms pasifikasi (the process of pacifying) · es pacificación (the process of pacifying) · ru успокое́ние (the process of pacifying) · gl pacificación (the process of pacifying) · bg усмиряване (the process of pacifying) · bg умиротворяване (the process of pacifying) · de Befriedung (the process of pacifying) · ms pendamaian (the process of pacifying) · id pasifikasi (the process of pacifying) · la pācificātiō (the process of pacifying) · ru умиротворе́ние (the process of pacifying) · mi whakangehenga (the process of pacifying) · uk умиротво́рення (the process of pacifying) · ru усмире́ние (the process of pacifying) · no passivisering (the process of pacifying) · fi rauhoittaminen (the process of pacifying) · uk пацифіка́ція (the process of pacifying) · uk утихоми́рення (the process of pacifying) · ms pengamanan (the process of pacifying) · pl pacyfikacja (the process of pacifying) · ru пацифика́ция (the process of pacifying) · sv pacificering (the process of pacifying)