Английский Этимологический словарь - pacify
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~ v 1 to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset (Gregory knew his wife would be furious and he was trying to think how to pacify her.) 2 to bring peace to an area or to end war in a place (It was hoped the new ruler could pacify the region.) - pacification n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(pacifies, pacifying, pacified) 1. If you pacify someone who is angry, upset, or not pleased, you succeed in making them calm or pleased. Is this a serious step, or is this just something to pacify the critics?... = placate VERB: V n 2. If the army or the police pacify a group of people, they use force to overcome their resistance or protests. Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels... VERB: V n • pacification ...the pacification of the country. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English pacifien, from Anglo-French pacifier, from Latin pacificare, from pac-, pax peace Date: 15th century 1. a. to allay the anger or agitation of ; soothe ~ a crying child b. appease, propitiate 2. a. to restore to a tranquil state ; settle made an attempt to ~ the commotion b. to reduce to a submissive state ; subdue forces moved in to ~ the country • pacifiable adjective Synonyms: ~, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. ~ suggests a soothing or calming pacified by a sincere apology. appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions appease their territorial ambitions. placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill a move to placate local opposition. mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger a speech that mollified the demonstrators. propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being propitiated his parents by dressing up. conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences conciliating the belligerent nations. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 appease (a person, anger, etc.). 2 bring (a country etc.) to a state of peace. Etymology: ME f. OF pacifier or L pacificare (as PACIFIC) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. умиротворять, успокаивать to pacify resentment —- успокаивать возмущение 2. успокаиваться 3. восстанавливать мир, спокойствие, порядок 4. усмирять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) умиротворять, успокаивать; укрощать (гнев); She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. 2) восстанавливать порядок или мир 3) усмирять; Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels. ...Англо-русский словарь
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