pacify
Etymology

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx + faciō.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/, /ˈpæsəfaɪ/
Verb

pacify (pacifies, present participle pacifying; simple past and past participle pacified)

  1. (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
  2. (transitive) To appease (someone).
    • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC ↗:
      Watt decided in the end that an examination of Erskine's room was essential, if his mind was to be pacified, in this connexion.
Synonyms Translations Translations
  • German: friedlich stimmen



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