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   pacify

   /ˈpasɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of: "he had to pacify angry spectators"
   • ▪ bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threat of military force: "the general pacified northern Italy"

   Word Origin late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as pacification): from Old French pacefier, from Latin pacificare, based on pax, pac- ‘peace’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pacification noun
   • 2. pacificatory adjective

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   The meaning of PACIFY is to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe. How to use pacify in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PACIFY definition: 1. to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied: 2. to bring peace to a place…. Learn more.

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   To pacify is to ease the concerns of or restore calm to: "The explanation ... was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests" (Charlotte Brontë). Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: The therapist mollified the angry teenager by speaking gently.

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   If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics? 2 meanings: 1. to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify 2. to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force....

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPACIFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PACIFY meaning: 1. to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied: 2. to bring peace to a place…. Learn more.

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   If you are bringing peace or calm to a state of unrest, you are pacifying the situation. Just think of the transformation a squalling baby undergoes when a pacifier is placed within his mouth, and you will remember the power of the verb to pacify.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPACIFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   PACIFY definition: to do something in order to make someone less angry or upset: . Learn more.

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   There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb pacify. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpacify verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    pacify something to bring peace to an area where there is fighting or a war. Definition of pacify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Oct 26, 2024 · pacify (third-person singular simple present pacifies, present participle pacifying, simple past and past participle pacified) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation. To appease (someone).