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pacify

[ pas-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

pacified, pacifying.
  1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility; quiet; calm:

    to pacify an irate customer.

  2. to appease:

    to pacify one's appetite.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  3. to reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue.


pacify

/ ˈæɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
  2. to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹ˌھ, adjective
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  • 貹··ڲ·Բ· adverb
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  • ·貹··ڲ verb (used with object) repacified repacifying
  • un·貹··ھ·· adjective
  • ܲ·貹··ھ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pacify1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Old French pacef(i)ier, pacifier, from Latin 峦ھ “to make peace”; pacific, -fy
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pacify1

C15: from Old French pacifier; see pacific
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Example Sentences

"The population are demanding that our team extend and go to other places and pacify," he says.

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For Trump’s critics, his selections make it clear that his disavowal of the conservative playbook was nothing more than a campaign ploy to pacify voters who viewed the plan as too far to the right.

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But the slaying of Arcos, who had vowed to pacify the region, was particularly grisly.

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This is a man who has pacified a team who seemed to be at war with itself once.

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“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.

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