pacified 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of pacifiednext
as in placated

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pacified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pacify
1
as in appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of the only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy

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2
as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified

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  1. conquered
  2. dominated
  3. ecstatic
  4. elated
  5. euphoric
  6. overjoyed
Verb
  • Puth nearly conquered the Billboard Global Excl.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Wheelers conquered it in 2011, a smooth stroll along a 4-mile trail on a warm August day.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • The CMOs of legacy financial services brands have long relied on a market dominated by older customers.
    Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Among all programming, Sunday Night Football dominated Premiere Week with 20 million viewers (in Live+Same Day).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dominated
Adjective
  • In 2007, when the wreck was found, the group was ecstatic.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Just two days after the video of his costume went viral, Erin showed off her son's ecstatic reaction to receiving the tickets in yet another TikTok.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • But that Friday the second-grader was elated to stretch her legs for a bear drive on state game land with her grandfather, her dad, and a dozen of his buddies.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Howe and his colleagues at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy were elated by the video, which was captured at the Richard Underwood Nature Refuge in southwest Queensland in June.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of elated
Adjective
  • That’s because, for smokers, nicotine gums and lozenges never deliver anything close to the euphoric feelings of puffing on a cigarette.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Stimulating up to three nerve-dense erogenous areas increases your chance of a euphoric full-body orgasm.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of euphoric
Adjective
  • Speaking about the disgraced film producer in Sav Rodgers' documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, Smith recalls screening the movie for Weinstein, 72, and feeling overjoyed at his reaction.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Thankfully, after meeting Omelet, Niño calmed down and was overjoyed to return home.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of overjoyed
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