Meaning of "pacify" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PACIFY

From Old French pacifier.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PACIFY

pacify  [ˈpæsɪˌfaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PACIFY

Pacify is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pacify in English.

WHAT DOES PACIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Appeasement

Appeasement in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict. The term is most often applied to the foreign policy of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain towards Nazi Germany between 1937 and 1939. His policies of avoiding war with Germany have been the subject of intense debate for seventy years among academics, politicians and diplomats. The historians' assessments have ranged from condemnation for allowing Adolf Hitler's Germany to grow too strong, to the judgment that he had no alternative and acted in Britain's best interests. At the time, these concessions were widely seen as positive, and the Munich Pact concluded on 30 September 1938 among Germany, Britain, France, and Italy prompted Chamberlain to announce that he had secured "peace for our time."...

Definition of pacify in the English dictionary

The definition of pacify in the dictionary is to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify. Other definition of pacify is to restore to peace or order, esp by the threat or use of force.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PACIFY

PRESENT

Present

I pacify

you pacify

he/she/it pacifies

we pacify

you pacify

they pacify

Present continuous

I am pacifying

you are pacifying

he/she/it is pacifying

we are pacifying

you are pacifying

they are pacifying

Present perfect

I have pacified

you have pacified

he/she/it has pacified

we have pacified

you have pacified

they have pacified

Present perfect continuous

I have been pacifying

you have been pacifying

he/she/it has been pacifying

we have been pacifying

you have been pacifying

they have been pacifying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I pacified

you pacified

he/she/it pacified

we pacified

you pacified

they pacified

Past continuous

I was pacifying

you were pacifying

he/she/it was pacifying

we were pacifying

you were pacifying

they were pacifying

Past perfect

I had pacified

you had pacified

he/she/it had pacified

we had pacified

you had pacified

they had pacified

Past perfect continuous

I had been pacifying

you had been pacifying

he/she/it had been pacifying

we had been pacifying

you had been pacifying

they had been pacifying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pacify

you will pacify

he/she/it will pacify

we will pacify

you will pacify

they will pacify

Future continuous

I will be pacifying

you will be pacifying

he/she/it will be pacifying

we will be pacifying

you will be pacifying

they will be pacifying

Future perfect

I will have pacified

you will have pacified

he/she/it will have pacified

we will have pacified

you will have pacified

they will have pacified

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pacifying

you will have been pacifying

he/she/it will have been pacifying

we will have been pacifying

you will have been pacifying

they will have been pacifying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pacify

you would pacify

he/she/it would pacify

we would pacify

you would pacify

they would pacify

Conditional continuous

I would be pacifying

you would be pacifying

he/she/it would be pacifying

we would be pacifying

you would be pacifying

they would be pacifying

Conditional perfect

I would have pacify

you would have pacify

he/she/it would have pacify

we would have pacify

you would have pacify

they would have pacify

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pacifying

you would have been pacifying

he/she/it would have been pacifying

we would have been pacifying

you would have been pacifying

they would have been pacifying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pacify
we let´s pacify
you pacify

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pacify

Past participle

pacified

Present Participle

pacifying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PACIFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pacify» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pacify

allay · ameliorate · appease · assuage · chasten · compose · conciliate · content · crush · moderate · mollify · placate · propitiate · put down · quell · quiet · repress · silence · soften · soothe · still · subdue · tame · tranquillize

TRANSLATION OF PACIFY

Find out the translation of pacify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pacify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pacify» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 安抚
• Translator English - Spanish: apaciguar
• English: pacify
• Translator English - Hindi: शांत
• Translator English - Arabic: تهدئة
• Translator English - Russian: умиротворить
• Translator English - Portuguese: acalmar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঠাণ্ডা করা
• Translator English - French: pacifier
• Translator English - Malay: Menenangkan
• Translator English - German: beruhigen
• Translator English - Japanese: なだめる
• Translator English - Korean: 달래다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyemangati
• Translator English - Vietnamese: an ủi
• Translator English - Tamil: சமாதானப்படுத்த
• Translator English - Marathi: शांतता
• Translator English - Turkish: yatıştırmak
• Translator English - Italian: rabbonire
• Translator English - Polish: spacyfikować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: умиротворити
• Translator English - Romanian: liniști
• Translator English - Greek: κατευνάσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: paai
• Translator English - Swedish: pacificera
• Translator English - Norwegian: berolige

2 QUOTES WITH «PACIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pacify.

1

Inga Muscio

Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful.

2

Satchel Paige

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PACIFY»

Discover the use of pacify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pacify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Divide And Pacify: Strategic Social Policies And Political ...

This novel argument linking economics, politics, sociology, and demography should stimulate wide-ranging debate about the strategic uses of social policy.

Pieter Vanhuysse, 2006

Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad

You're having a baby. That's it. Game over, man. Life as you know it is done. Go ahead, freak out. Comic Chris Mancini was terrified of his impending fatherhood.

Chris Mancini, 2009

Pacify

A world-famous actor with a gigantic fly's head. A sexy product endorsement team with brown paper bags on their heads. A militant baglady. A tobacco/news/oil/fast food/entertainment/condiment mogul. What do they have in common?

‎2006

Some even volunteered: the first Wolfhounds pacify Vietnam

Here is perhaps the best description and evaluation of the life and achievement of the American soldier in Vietnam as they tried to "win the hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese.

Alfred S. Bradford, 1994

Don't Pacify Me: St Paul St Gallery, 26.06.09-10.07.09

"Don't Pacify Me exhibits the artistic persuasions of eighteen senior Pacific student artists.

Nooroa Tapuni, Charmaine 'Ilaiu, St. Paul St Gallery, 2009

Effectuation of Shani Adoration

“hoW. To. pacIfy. Lord. ShanI?” Now, I am discussing with you, the remedial measures to pacify Lord Shani. Those who themselves are irritated, they have quarrels with their life partner or the business partners or with their boss or their officer.

Shanicharananuragi 'datti' Madan Maharaj Rajasthani

The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, ...

The program will help you on two levels: it will immediately address the out-of- control, speedy thoughts that accompany heartbreak and, more slowly, it will begin to pacify your heart and help you feel more in control. Heartbreak tends to ...

Susan Piver, 2009

The Satanic Bible

Did you know for thousands of years, the rich have used drugs to pacify their slaves? Their monopolies will be destroyed, through the breaking of our legal chains. The future is solid and acceptable solutions! 5. The Ascendant State Another ...

Rev Caesar 999, 2007

An abridgment of Ainsworth's dictionary: English and Latin : ...

To pacify again, Remulceo. To pacify a tumult, Tumultuantes compescëre, tumultum со m poneré, vel snpire } cives dissidentes conciliare Pacified, Pacatus, plácalos, seda lus. That may be pacified, Placabílís. Not pacified, I m plaçât us. fíot to ...

Robert Ainsworth, Thomas Morell, John Carey, 1837

Before the Nation: Kokugaku and the Imagining of Community ...

59 Then in annotating Amaterasu's repetition of her command, this time to Ninigi, Oshiho- mimi's child, Moribe made another substitution and inserted the character chi, usually read as osameru (to pacify). Since Moribe read both these  ...

Susan L. Burns, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PACIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pacify is used in the context of the following news items.

Ambrose: Iran deal shows need for firm foreign policy

Iran will no doubt use some of that cash to pacify economically distressed citizens while continuing to build its power and fund terrorism. Not so ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»

Chancellor George Osborne takes EU reform campaign to Paris

... before national elections in May to neutralise a threat from the anti-EU UK Independence Party and to pacify Euro sceptics in his own party. «swissinfo.ch, Jul 15»

5 Most Lethal Wars in Human History

An exacerbating factor in the civil war was the presence of Japanese forces engaged in a brutal campaign to pacify occupied China. «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»

Trading pop for social conscience

“Hopefully we're ready as a culture to face it head on and not put a Band-Aid on it in some ways and pacify it in some ways. It's a real pivotal time and there's a ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»

Millions of live animals exported from NZ

While much was made of the Government deal to send sheep to Saudi Arabia last year - in an attempt to pacify a Saudi sheik - the shipment ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Tension in UP town after youth burns 'sacred' chadar

The tehsil authorities apprised the collector and the district police chief who rushed to the site to pacify the mob. District Magistrate NK Chahan ... «Oneindia, Jul 15»

No sympathy for cheaters but advice if you're caught out

... was the end of discussion. Still, something tells me a new generation of wronged partners won't be as easy to pacify. Sunday Independent ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

STRUGGLING BIGWIGS LIFTED BY JOBS RULING

Nevertheless, government resisted change, choosing instead to pacify the increasingly disgruntled worker,” said Magaisa. Magaisa said Zanu ... «NewsdzeZimbabwe, Jul 15»

No toll on e-way until repairs are complete

“Restoration work on the Mumbai-Pune expressway is likely to cause traffic congestion so to pacify commuters I have directed that light vehicles ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

The War on Conspiracy Realists Continues

The public is fed a steady diet of cover stories and feel-good rationales – fanciful tales of good vs. evil – to pacify adverse reactions to and ... «Intifada Palestine, Jul 15»