PACIFYING

Verb

pacifying

present participle of pacify

Source: Wiktionary


PACIFY

Pac"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pacified; p. pr. & vb. n. Pacifying.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Peace, and -fy.]

Definition: To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. "Pray ye, pacify yourself." Shak.

To pacify and settle those countries. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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