Pacify - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpæsɪfaɪ|
Brit.
|ˈpæsɪfæɪ|
verb
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (syn: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, mollify, placate)
- fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
- fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
Extra examples
She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.
Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.
She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified.
Attempts to pacify the country have so far failed.
'You're right,' Rita said, in order to pacify him.
Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: pacify
he/she/it: pacifies
present participle: pacifying
past tense: pacified
past participle: pacified
I/you/we/they: pacify
he/she/it: pacifies
present participle: pacifying
past tense: pacified
past participle: pacified
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