Pacify and Repress

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Pacify

Pacify verb - To bring under one's control by force of arms.

Usage example: additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified

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Repress and pacify are semantically related. in quell topic. In some cases you can use "Repress" instead a verb "Pacify", when it comes to topics like appease.

Nearby Words: pacification, pacified, pacifying, pacifier

Repress

Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.

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Pacify and repress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pacify" instead a verb "Repress".

Nearby Words: repression, repressive, repressing

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people	pacify people	repress people
group	pacify group	repress group
population	pacify population	repress population
japan	pacify japan	repress japan

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