pacify
11pacify — UK [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] / US [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms pacify : present tense I/you/we/they pacify he/she/it pacifies present participle pacifying past tense pacified past participle pacified 1) to make someone who is angry, worried, or… …
12pacify — pacifiable, adj. pacifyingly, adv. /pas euh fuy /, v.t., pacified, pacifying. 1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man. 2. to appease: to pacify one s appetite. 3. to reduce to a state of… …
13pacify — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mollify] Syn. conciliate, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, assuage, soothe, smooth over, calm, tranquilize, subdue, pour oil on troubled waters; see also quiet 1 . 2. [To quiet] Syn. soothe, silence, lull; see quiet …
14pacify — pac|i|fy [ˈpæsıfaı] v past tense and past participle pacified present participle pacifying third person singular pacifies [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pacificare, from pax; PEACE] 1.) to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after… …
15pacify — verb (T) 1 to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset: Gregory knew his wife would be furious and he was trying to think how to pacify her. 2 to bring peace to an area or to end war in a place: It was hoped the …
16pacify — /ˈpæsəfaɪ / (say pasuhfuy) verb (t) (pacified, pacifying) 1. to bring into a state of peace; quiet; calm: pacify an angry man. 2. to appease: pacify one s appetite. {late Middle English, from Latin pācificāre make peace} –pacifiable… …
17pacify — verb Pacify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country …
18pacify — pac|i|fy [ pæsı,faı ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone who is angry, worried, or upset feel calmer or happier: The statement was clearly intended to pacify worried consumers. 2. ) to establish peace in a place by ending a war or violence …
19pacify — pac•i•fy [[t]ˈpæs əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm 2) to appease: to pacify one s appetite[/ex] 3) to reduce to a submissive state; subdue • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L… …
20pacify — verb a) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation. b) To appease (someone). See Also: pacific …
