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/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
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homophone: passify
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P AE1 S AH0 F AY2
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To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Near-synonyms: peacify, repacify, allay, locarnize Their orders were to pacify the province by destroying resistance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peacify, repacify, allay, locarnize
Antonyms: none provided
To mollify, placate or soothe (someone or something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To appease (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: placate, see others there
Antonyms: none provided
fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: establish, give
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
From Middle French pacifier, from Latin pāx (“peace”) + faciō (“to do, make”). Cognate with pay and peacify.
Across languages
Translations 39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
խաղաղել
(xaġaġel)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Armenian :
խաղաղեցնել
(xaġaġecʻnel)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Asturian :
apanguar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Bulgarian :
умиротворявам
(umirotvorjavam)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Czech :
uklidnit
— bring peace, ending fighting
French :
pacifier
— bring peace, ending fighting
Galician :
pacificar
— bring peace, ending fighting
German :
befrieden
— bring peace, ending fighting
Gothic :
𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽
(gafriþōn)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Greek :
κατευνάζω
(katevnázo)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Ido :
pacigar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Irish :
ceansaigh
— bring peace, ending fighting
Italian :
pacificare
— bring peace, ending fighting
Japanese :
鎮める
(shizumeru)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Latin :
pācificō
— bring peace, ending fighting
Latin :
pācō
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakamārie
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakamāriri
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakamāhaki
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakamahuru
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakarangimārie
— bring peace, ending fighting
Māori :
whakangehe
— bring peace, ending fighting
Old English :
stillan
— bring peace, ending fighting
Persian :
خواباندن
(xwâbândan)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Persian :
فرونشاندن
(foru-nešândan)
— bring peace, ending fighting
Portuguese :
pacificar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Portuguese :
apaziguar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Sicilian :
appaciari
— bring peace, ending fighting
Spanish :
pacificar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Spanish :
apaciguar
— bring peace, ending fighting
Swedish :
pacificera
— bring peace, ending fighting
Bulgarian :
укротявам
(ukrotjavam)
— appease — see also appease
Bulgarian :
успокоявам
(uspokojavam)
— appease — see also appease
Czech :
uklidnit
— appease — see also appease
Czech :
utišit
— appease — see also appease
Czech :
uchlácholit
— appease — see also appease
Czech :
chlácholit
— appease — see also appease
German :
friedlich stimmen
— appease — see also appease
Māori :
whakaepaepa
— appease — see also appease
