Большой англо-русский словарь - pacify
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pacify
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1) умиротворять, успокаивать; укрощать (гнев) to pacify one's crying child ≈ успокоить плачущего ребенка to pacify the angry crowd ≈ успокоить разгневанную толпу She shrieked again, refusing to be pacified. ≈ Она снова завопила,желая успокаиваться.
2) а) восстанавливать порядок или мир Attempts to pacify the country have so far failed. ≈ Попытки восстановить мир в стране пока потерпели неудачу. б) подавлять, усмирять Syn : suppress, put down
умиротворять, успокаивать to * resentment успокаивать возмущение успокаиваться восстанавливать мир, спокойствие, порядок усмирять
pacify восстанавливать порядок или мир ~ умиротворять, успокаивать; укрощать (гнев) ~ усмирять
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1.
- 1460, from M.Fr. pacifier, from O.Fr., "make peace," from L. pacificare "to make peace, pacify," from pacificus (see pacific). Pacifier is first recorded 1533; the meaning "nipple-shaped device for babies" is first recorded 1904. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
2.
~ 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
3.
(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
4.
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
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
7.
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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