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1608 C. Cornwallis Let. 19 Apr. in Letter-bk. (BL MS Cotton Vesp. C XI) 479 The Pacificateinge ffryer, is once agayne comme hether, to trye his ffortune, and is gone to the K[ing]. to Araniues.

1773 E. de Franchetti Granny's Predict. 29 A moment's reflection about your latter end will prove an excellent pacificating remedy for horrid imprecations.

1849 N. Amer. Rev. July 79 The fruits of their pacificating policy were seen in the seizure of the Argentine squadron and other acts of direct hostility.

1922 Boston Sunday Post 12 Feb. 37/4 There was nothing for it but that the whole assemblage must cool its heels while pacificating members rushed after and argued and implored them until they returned!

1982 W. C. Davis Deep Waters of Proud x. 151 Though this crisis calmed through diplomacy, through the pacificating influence of Adams and Seward, more problems would come to replace it.

1742 M. Morgan Life Oliver Cromwell 249 Many of their ships were secur'd by the English contrary to the act of pacificating in the large treaty.

1936 Amer. Mercury Feb. 214/2 The enmities that died among the champagne bottles on his tables were reputedly without number, for he was always at his pacificating.

2010 K. A. Jacob King of Lobby iv. 81 In one instance of ‘pacificating’, some of his Republican friends asked him [sc. Sam Ward] to step in as a favor and heal the breech between two important party men.