pacify
/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1- quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of使平静; 安抚：
he had to pacify angry spectators.
他必须让愤怒的观众平静下来。
1.1
- bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threatened use of military force平定; 平息; 绥靖：
the general pacified northern Italy.
将军平定了意大利北部。
派生词
pacification
nounpacificatory
adjective词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French pacefier, from Latin pacificare, based on pax, pac- 'peace'.