pacify

English

Etymology

From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + verb faciō (“I do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/, /ˈpæsəfaɪ/

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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.
2. (transitive) To appease (someone).

Synonyms

• allay
• locarnize

Derived terms

• pacifier

Related terms

• pacific
• pacifier
• pacifism
• pacifist
• pacifistic
• passive
• peace

 

Translations

bring peace, ending fighting

• Armenian: խաղաղել (hy) (xałałel), խաղաղեցնել (hy) (xałałecʿnel)
• Bulgarian: умиротворявам (bg) (umirotvorjavam)
• French: pacifier (fr)
• Galician: pacificar (gl)
• German: befrieden (de)
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽 (gafriþōn)
• Greek: κατευνάζω (el) (katevnázo)
• Ido: pacigar (io)
• Irish: ceansaigh

• Italian: pacificare (it)
• Japanese: 鎮める (ja) (shizumeru)
• Latin: pācificō, pācō (la)
• Maori: whakamārie, whakamāriri, whakamāhaki, whakamahuru, whakarangimārie, whakangehe
• Old English: stillan
• Persian: خواباندن‎ (fa) (xwâbândan) (of fighting or anger, informal), فرونشاندن‎ (fa) (foru-nešândan) (of anger, formal)
• Portuguese: pacificar (pt)
• Sicilian: appaciari
• Spanish: pacificar (es)

appease

• Bulgarian: укротявам (bg) (ukrotjavam), успокоявам (bg) (uspokojavam)
• German: friedlich stimmen

• Maori: whakaepaepa