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Meanings of pacify in English
Usage of pacify in English
1
And he can't point to a rising share price to pacify investors.
2
They hadn't the troops to pacify the city in the first place.
3
But Congo says government's first priority was to pacify its eastern borderlands.
4
To pacify them, perhaps, after so short a journey from the harbour.
5
The two Rishis sought to pacify the two heroes Ashvatthama and Dhananjaya.
6
Clara attempted to pacify him, which only made him the more outrageous.
7
Sage Jeannin did his best to pacify the vehemence of the commissioners.
8
They hoped to pacify and reduce those islands with the reënforcements requested.
9
You pacify the brute and I'll be back in a few minutes.
10
Keep in your corner, pacify Joan, and leave the rest to me.
11
So he answered in a friendly way, hoping to pacify his feelings.
12
I followed him into the passage, but no coaxing would pacify him.
13
I endeavored to pacify the sealer, by an appeal to his philosophy.
14
But I shall see her, and I think I can pacify her.
15
Seeing that I was a bit overwrought he sought to pacify me.
16
Wishing to pacify his judge, he made haste to answer with submission:
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Pacify across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common