noun

pacification

pacification, appeasement

The pacification of the region took many years.

The pacification of the region took many years.

the pacification of ((sth.)) the act of bringing peace to (a place) The pacification of the region took many years.

Synonyms: appeasement, conciliation, mollification

From the verb 'pacify' (to make peaceful) plus the suffix '-ation', which denotes an action or process.

Think of it as the 'action' (-ation) of making something 'pacific' (peaceful).

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