Pacify: 1. to sooth anger or agitation. 2. to subdue by armed action.
Gandhi and his followers could not be pacified; they eventually won India's freedom from British rule.
Pacifist: a person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to flight, on moral or religious grounds.
Clearly Gandhi was a pacifist; his tactics were peaceful non-violent protests and moral persuasion.
Pact: an agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or resolve a dispute.
The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is an agreement between the 16 members of the European Union (EU) that take part in the Eurozone, to facilitate and maintain the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union.
Appease: to make peaceful and quiet; to calm, satisfy.
Appeasing usually involves giving something, whereas pacifying can refer to anything from rocking a baby to using armed force to stop an uprising.
