pācificō — meaning in English

English meaning

• appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
• pacify verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
• placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.

Senses

pācificō is used for these senses in English:

• appease To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
• pacify (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
• placate (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.

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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