pac·i·fy
verb/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pacify | /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it pacifies | /ˈpæsɪfaɪz/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple pacified | /ˈpæsɪfaɪd/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle pacified | /ˈpæsɪfaɪd/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form pacifying | /ˈpæsɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- pacify somebody to make somebody who is angry or upset become calm and quiet
使平静；平息；抚慰 - The baby could not be pacified.
婴儿怎么也不能平静下来。 - The speech was designed to pacify the irate crowd.
讲话的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。
- The baby could not be pacified.
- pacify something to bring peace to an area where there is fighting or a war
平息战争；使实现和平 - a turbulent period before the country was pacified
国家平定前的动荡时期
- a turbulent period before the country was pacified
Word Originlate 15th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as pacification): from Old French pacefier, from Latin pacificare, based on pax, pac- ‘peace’.