pacification.

1. Action intended to reduce conflict or hostility and restore calm.

2. The forceful suppression of resistance to impose control over a population.

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Words that belong together

• pacification of a dispute
• policy of pacification

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The mediator's immediate aim was pacification rather than agreement.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.