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Meanings of
pacify
in English
Portuguese
acalmar
Catalan
apaivagar
Spanish
aliviar
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Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
gentle
soothe
appease
assuage
conciliate
placate
mollify
gruntle
lenify
Portuguese
acalmar
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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About this term
pacify
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
pacify the country
pacify investors
pacify opponents
pacify a baby
pacify all parties
More collocations
Translations for
pacify
Portuguese
acalmar
aliviar
apaziguar
aplacar
Catalan
apaivagar
suavitzar
aplacar
pacificar
assossegar
alleujar
Spanish
aliviar
Pacify
through the time
Pacify
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common