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PACIFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Device used for an infant to suck or bite on
Synonyms:
baby's dummy; comforter; pacifier; teething ring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pacifier" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
pacify (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Anything that serves to pacify
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pacifier" is a kind of...):
thing (an entity that is not named specifically)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who tries to bring peace
Synonyms:
conciliator; make-peace; pacifier; peacemaker; reconciler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pacifier" is a kind of...):
go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pacifier"):
appeaser (someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands)
Derivation:
pacify (fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location))
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