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pac·i·fy  (ps-f)

tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies

1. To ease the anger or agitation of.

2. To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in.

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[Middle English pacifien, from Old French pacifier, from Latin pcificre : px, pc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficre, -fy.]

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paci·fia·ble adj.

Synonyms: pacify, mollify, conciliate, appease, placate
These verbs refer to allaying another's anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in: "The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests" (Charlotte Brontë). An army was required in order to pacify the islands.
Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: The therapist mollified the angry teenager by speaking gently.
Conciliate implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions: "A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity" (George Grenville).
Appease and placate suggest satisfying claims or demands or tempering antagonism, often by granting concessions: I appeased my friend's anger with a compliment. A sincere apology placated the indignant customer.

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pacify [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify

2. (Military) to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force

[from Old French pacifier; see pacific]

pacifiable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pacify - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

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pacify

verb

1. calm (down), appease, placate, still, content, quiet, moderate, compose, soften, soothe, allay, assuage, make peace with, mollify, ameliorate, conciliate, propitiate, tranquillize, smooth someone's ruffled feathers, clear the air with, restore harmony to Is this just something to pacify the critics?

2. quell, silence, crush, put down, tame, subdue, repress, chasten, impose peace upon Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels.

Translations

pacify [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] VT (= calm) [+ person] → apaciguar, calmar; [+ country] → pacificar
we managed to pacify him eventually → por fin logramos apaciguarlo or calmarlo

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pacify [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] vt

[+ country, region, rebels] → pacifier

(= placate) [+ person, crowd, critics] → apaiser
And is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics? → Et s'agit-il d'une mesure sérieuse ou bien est-ce juste destiné à apaiser les critiques?

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pacify

vt baby → beruhigen; warring countries → miteinander aussöhnen; area → befrieden; critics → besänftigen; just to pacify the unions → nur damit die Gewerkschaften stillhalten

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pacify [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ] vt (person) → calmare; (country) → riportare la calma in, pacificare; (fears) → placare; (creditors) → ammansire

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pacify [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ] vt (person) → calmare; (country) → riportare la calma in, pacificare; (fears) → placare; (creditors) → ammansire

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pacify

v pacify [ˈpӕsifai]

to make calm or peaceful She tried to pacify the quarrelling children. kalmeer يُهَدِّئ успокоявам uklidnit berolige; pacificere beschwichtigen ειρηνεύω, κατευνάζω apaciguar, calmar rahustama آرام کردن rauhoittaa apaiser לְהַרגִיע शांत करना umiriti,utišati kibékít menenangkan friða; sefa calmare なだめる 진정시키다 nuraminti, sutaikyti nomierināt; salabināt menenangkan bedaren, de vrede herstellen berolige uspokoić acalmar a linişti успокаивать utíšiť pomiriti umiriti lugna, stilla, blidka ทำให้สงบ yatıştırmak 使鎮靜 умиротворяти, заспокоювати پرسکون کرنا، ٹھنڈا کرنا làm yên 使镇静

n pacifiˈcation [-fi-]

kalmering تَهْدِئَه успокояване zklidnění pacificering die Beschwichtigung ειρήνευση, κατευνασμός pacificación rahustamine آرام سازی tyynnyttely pacification הִתפַּייסוּת ढाढ़स, सांत्वना, प्रशमन, शांति-संधि, शांतिस्थापना umirenje,pokorenje rend/békesség helyreállítása penenangan friðun; sefun pacificazione 和解 화해, 조정 (su)taikymas salabināšana; miera nodibināšana pendamaian pacificatie beroligelse, fredeliggjøring pacyfikacja pacificação pacificare успокоение upokojenie pomiritev umirenje lugnande กระบวนการสันติภาพ yatıştırma 鎮靜 заспокоєння; умиротворення ٹھنڈا کرنا، فرو کرنا sự làm yên 镇静

n pacifism

the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it. pasifisme مُسالمه، مَذْهب السّلام пацифизъм pacifismus pacifisme der Pazifismus φιλειρηνισμός pacifismo patsifism مخالفت با جنگ و شرکت در آن pasifismi pacifisme פָצִיפִיזם शांति-मार्ग pacifizam pacifizmus pasifisme friðarstefna pacifismo 平和主義 평화주의 pacifizmas pacifisms pasifisme pacifisme pasifisme pacyfizm pacifismo pacifism пацифизм pacifizmus mirovno gibanje pacifizam pacifism ความรักสันติภาพ barışseverlik, savaş aleyhtarlığı 和平主義 пацифізм امن پسندي کا نظريہ، صلح پسندي chủ nghĩa hoà bình 和平主义

n pacifist

a person who believes in pacifism As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war. pasifis من دُعاة السّلام، مُسالِم пацифист pacifista pacifist der/die Pazifist(in) ειρηνιστής pacifista patsifist شخص مخالف جنگ pasifisti pacifiste פָּצִיפִיסט शांतिकामी pacifist pacifista pecinta damai friðarsinni pacifista 平和主義者 평화주의자 pacifistas pacifists pencinta damai pacifist pasifist pacyfista pacifista pa­ci­fist пацифист pacifista mirovnik pacifista pacifist ผู้ต่อสู้เพื่อสันติภาพ barışsever, savaş aleyhtarı 和平主義者 пацифіст صلح پسند، امن پسند người theo chủ nghĩa hoà bình 和平主义者