"pacify" meaning in English

See pacify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ [US], /ˈpæsəfaɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-pacify.ogg Forms: pacifies [present, singular, third-person], pacifying [participle, present], pacified [participle, past], pacified [past]
Etymology: From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“I do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|pacifier}} Middle French pacifier, {{der|en|la|pāx|t=peace}} Latin pāx (“peace”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pacify (third-person singular simple present pacifies, present participle pacifying, simple past and past participle pacified)
  1. (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Peace Translations (bring peace, ending fighting): խաղաղել (xaġaġel) (Armenian), խաղաղեցնել (xaġaġecʻnel) (Armenian), apanguar (Asturian), умиротворявам (umirotvorjavam) (Bulgarian), uklidnit [perfective] (Czech), pacifier (French), pacificar (Galician), befrieden (German), 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽 (gafriþōn) (Gothic), κατευνάζω (katevnázo) (Greek), pacigar (Ido), ceansaigh (Irish), pacificare (Italian), 鎮める (shizumeru) (Japanese), pācificō (Latin), pācō (Latin), whakamārie (Maori), whakamāriri (Maori), whakamāhaki (Maori), whakamahuru (Maori), whakarangimārie (Maori), whakangehe (Maori), stillan (Old English), خواباندن (xwâbândan) (note: of fighting or anger) [informal] (Persian), فرونشاندن (foru-nešândan) (note: of anger) [formal] (Persian), pacificar (Portuguese), appaciari (Sicilian), pacificar (Spanish), apaciguar (Spanish), pacificera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pacify-en-verb-YGW7qcp4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'bring peace, ending fighting': 97 3
  2. (transitive) To appease (someone). Tags: transitive Translations (appease): укротявам (ukrotjavam) (Bulgarian), успокоявам (uspokojavam) (Bulgarian), uklidnit [perfective] (Czech), utišit [perfective] (Czech), uchlácholit [perfective] (Czech), chlácholit [imperfective] (Czech), friedlich stimmen (German), whakaepaepa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-pacify-en-verb-WIQrGQOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'appease': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: humor, make silent Derived forms: pacifier, repacify Related terms: pacific, pacifier, pacifism, pacifist, pacifistic, passive, peace, calmness

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "appease",
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    "Terms with Gothic translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
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    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Old English translations",
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      "sense": "bring peace, ending fighting",
      "word": "ceansaigh"
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      "sense": "bring peace, ending fighting",
      "word": "pacificare"
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      "sense": "bring peace, ending fighting",
      "word": "鎮める"
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      "word": "stillan"
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      "note": "of fighting or anger",
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      "sense": "bring peace, ending fighting",
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      "word": "pacificar"
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      "sense": "bring peace, ending fighting",
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