Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words. His intention was not actually to punish the villagers, and in any case he i...

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

His intention was not actually to punish the villagers, and in any case he is now making moves to pacify them?

Answer Details

The opposite of "pacify" would be a word that means to provoke or aggravate someone. Out of the given options, the word that fits this definition is "annoy". Therefore, the correct answer is "annoy".