pacification vs battle

pacification and battle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pacification	Yes	No	No	No
battle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, battle is a hypernym of pacification; that is, battle is a word with a broader meaning than pacification:

Other hypernyms of pacification include conflict, struggle.

pacification (noun)	battle (noun)
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined	a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency	an energetic attempt to achieve something
a treaty to cease hostilities	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

pacification (verb)	battle (verb)
	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle