befrieden — meaning in English

English meaning

• fence noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
• pacify verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.

Senses

befrieden is used for these senses in English:

• fence (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
• pacify (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

fence — full definition

1. noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
2. noun A person who buys and resells stolen goods.
3. verb To enclose land with a fence.
4. verb To compete in the sport of fencing, fighting with swords.
5. verb To give evasive or deliberately vague answers to avoid a direct question.

pacify — full definition

1. verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
2. verb To appease or satisfy someone, often to stop them complaining.

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