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pac·i·fy
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əˌfaɪ
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verb (used with object),
pac·i·fied,
pac·i·fy·ing.
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 submission, especially by military
force
; subdue.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Latin
pācificāre
to make peace.
See
pacific
,
-fy
Related forms
pac·i·fi·a·ble,
adjective
pac·i·fy·ing·ly,
adverb
non·pac·i·fi·a·ble,
adjective
re·pac·i·fy,
verb (used with object),
re·pac·i·fied,
re·pac·i·fy·ing.
un·pac·i·fi·a·ble,
adjective
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un·pac·i·fied,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
2.
soothe, mollify, assuage.
Antonyms
2.
anger, enrage.
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to stick or fix upon a sharpened stake; to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body
to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit
to present reasons for or against a thing; to contend in oral disagreement
authoritative statement
an architectural support for a column, statue or vase
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up or explain
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World English Dictionary
pacify
(ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
1.
to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
2.
to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force
[C15: from Old French
pacifier;
see
pacific
]
'pacifiable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
pacify
mid-15c., from M.Fr. pacifier, from O.Fr., "make peace," from L. pacificare "to make peace, pacify," from pacificus (see
pacific
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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