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pacify vs calm

calm vs pacify

pacify is not a noun while calm is a noun.

pacify is not an adjective while calm is an adjective.

pacify and calm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pacify No No Yes No
calm Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, calm is a hypernym of pacify; that is, calm is a word with a broader meaning than pacify:
  • pacify: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • calm: make calm or still
Other hypernyms of pacify include calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
pacify (noun) calm (noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
pacify (adjective) calm (adjective)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
not agitated; without losing self-possession
pacify (verb) calm (verb)
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of make steady
make calm or still
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Difference between pacify and calm

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