pacificatory

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pācificātōrius.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pacificatory (comparative more pacificatory, superlative most pacificatory)

  1. Promoting peace; conciliatory. [from 16th c.]
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 392:
      This pacificatory move – plus the political credit which he personally enjoyed – helped to stabilize the finances.