pacifiableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpasᵻfʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpæsəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pacify v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < pacify v. + -able suffix. Compare pacificable adj. and earlier unpacifiable adj.

Capable of being pacified.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > made calm > capable of being

pacificable1539

pacifiable1606

1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth iv. 33 The conscience is not pacifiable while sinne is within to vexe it.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church ii. 83 The conscience..is not pacifiable whiles sinne is within to vexe it.

1648 R. Williams Let. 31 Aug. (1988) I. 238 I humbly and earnestly beseech you to be willing to be Pacifiable willing to be reconcileable willing to be Sociable.

1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Cysuradwy Consolable; pacifiable.

1879 Sat. Rev. 19 Apr. 485/2 Given the fanaticism, it is wise to act in one way. Assume the fanaticism to be pacifiable, and it is wise to act in another.

1949 Art Bull. 31 67/1 The opposing yet pacifible virtues..would be characteristic expressions of the ‘baroque’ tendency to harmonize opposites.

1991 J. Kerrigan Motives of Woe v. 153 Implacable, not pacifiable, unrelenting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pacifiable
释义	pacifiableadj. Brit. /ˈpasᵻfʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈpæsəˌfaɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pacify v., -able suffix. Etymology: < pacify v. + -able suffix. Compare pacificable adj. and earlier unpacifiable adj. Capable of being pacified. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > made calm > capable of being pacificable1539 pacifiable1606 1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth iv. 33 The conscience is not pacifiable while sinne is within to vexe it. 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church ii. 83 The conscience..is not pacifiable whiles sinne is within to vexe it. 1648 R. Williams Let. 31 Aug. (1988) I. 238 I humbly and earnestly beseech you to be willing to be Pacifiable willing to be reconcileable willing to be Sociable. 1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I. at Cysuradwy Consolable; pacifiable. 1879 Sat. Rev. 19 Apr. 485/2 Given the fanaticism, it is wise to act in one way. Assume the fanaticism to be pacifiable, and it is wise to act in another. 1949 Art Bull. 31 67/1 The opposing yet pacifible virtues..would be characteristic expressions of the ‘baroque’ tendency to harmonize opposites. 1991 J. Kerrigan Motives of Woe v. 153 Implacable, not pacifiable, unrelenting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606
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