pacify

pac·i·fy

P0004900 (păs′ə-fī′)tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies 1. a. To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).b. To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).2. a. To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.b. To subdue or quell (an insurrection or conflict, for example).c. To cause (a group) to end a rebellion or other violent action.

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[Middle English pacifien, from Old French pacifier, from Latin pācificāre : pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]

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pac′i·fi′a·ble adj.Synonyms: pacify, mollify, conciliate, appease, placate
These verbs refer to allaying another's anger, discontent, or agitation. To pacify is to ease the concerns of or restore calm to: "The explanation ... was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests" (Charlotte Brontë).
Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings: The therapist mollified the angry teenager by speaking gently. Conciliate implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions: "He recognized the need to conciliate his political opponents" (Robert W. Johannsen).
Appease and placate suggest satisfying claims or demands or tempering antagonism, often by granting concessions: I appeased my friend's anger with a compliment. A sincere apology placated the indignant customer.

pacify

(ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify2. (Military) to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force[C15: from Old French pacifier; see pacific] ˈpaciˌfiable adj

pac•i•fy

(ˈpæs əˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm. 2. to appease: to pacify one's appetite. 3. to reduce to a submissive state; subdue. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy] pac′i•fi`a•ble, adj.

pacify

- Can mean "to subdue by armed action."See also related terms for subdue.

pacify

Past participle: pacified
Gerund: pacifying

Imperative
pacify
pacify

Present
I pacify
you pacify
he/she/it pacifies
we pacify
you pacify
they pacify

Preterite
I pacified
you pacified
he/she/it pacified
we pacified
you pacified
they pacified

Present Continuous
I am pacifying
you are pacifying
he/she/it is pacifying
we are pacifying
you are pacifying
they are pacifying

Present Perfect
I have pacified
you have pacified
he/she/it has pacified
we have pacified
you have pacified
they have pacified

Past Continuous
I was pacifying
you were pacifying
he/she/it was pacifying
we were pacifying
you were pacifying
they were pacifying

Past Perfect
I had pacified
you had pacified
he/she/it had pacified
we had pacified
you had pacified
they had pacified

Future
I will pacify
you will pacify
he/she/it will pacify
we will pacify
you will pacify
they will pacify

Future Perfect
I will have pacified
you will have pacified
he/she/it will have pacified
we will have pacified
you will have pacified
they will have pacified

Future Continuous
I will be pacifying
you will be pacifying
he/she/it will be pacifying
we will be pacifying
you will be pacifying
they will be pacifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pacifying
you have been pacifying
he/she/it has been pacifying
we have been pacifying
you have been pacifying
they have been pacifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pacifying
you will have been pacifying
he/she/it will have been pacifying
we will have been pacifying
you will have been pacifying
they will have been pacifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pacifying
you had been pacifying
he/she/it had been pacifying
we had been pacifying
you had been pacifying
they had been pacifying

Conditional
I would pacify
you would pacify
he/she/it would pacify
we would pacify
you would pacify
they would pacify

Past Conditional
I would have pacified
you would have pacified
he/she/it would have pacified
we would have pacified
you would have pacified
they would have pacified

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pacify - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placatecalm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

pacify

verb1. calm (down), appease, placate, still, content, quiet, moderate, compose, soften, soothe, allay, assuage, make peace with, mollify, ameliorate, conciliate, propitiate, tranquillize, smooth someone's ruffled feathers, clear the air with, restore harmony to Is this just something to pacify the critics?2. quell, silence, crush, put down, tame, subdue, repress, chasten, impose peace upon Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels.

pacify

verbTo ease the anger or agitation of:appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.

Translations

使镇静

pacify

(ˈpӕsifai) verb to make calm or peaceful. She tried to pacify the quarrelling children. 使鎮靜 使镇静ˌpacifiˈcation (-fi-) noun 鎮靜 镇静ˈpacifism noun the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it. 和平主義 和平主义ˈpacifist noun a person who believes in pacifism. As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war. 和平主義者 和平主义者