peacifyv.

Brit.

/ˈpiːsᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpisəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1500s peacyfye, 1500s pecyfye, 1800s– peacify; also Scottish pre-1700 peacifie, pre-1700 pecefye, pre-1700 peciefy, pre-1700 pecifie, pre-1700 pecify, pre-1700 pecifye, pre-1700 pesife.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pacify v.

Etymology: Alteration of pacify v., after peace n.

Now chiefly colloquial.

transitive. To bring peace to; to make calm, pacify.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > pacification > make (peace) [verb (transitive)] > pacify (a place or community)

frithc893

peasea1387

pacify1474

peacify1516

stay1537

pacificate1608

the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)]

softa1225

stilla1325

coolc1330

accoya1375

appeasec1374

attemperc1386

lullc1386

quieta1398

peasea1400

amesec1400

assuagec1400

mesec1400

soberc1430

modify?a1439

establish1477

pacify1484

pacify1515

unbrace?1526

settle1530

steady1530

allay1550

calm1559

compromitc1574

restore1582

recollect1587

serenize1598

smooth1604

compose1607

recompose1611

becalm1613

besoothe1614

unprovokea1616

halcyon1616

unstrain1616

leniate1622

tranquillize1623

unperplexa1631

belull1631

sedate1646

unmaze1647

assopiatea1649

serenate1654

serene1654

tranquillify1683

soothe1697

unalarm1722

reserene1755

quietize1791

peacify1845

quieten1853

conjure1856

peace1864

disfever1880

patise1891

de-tension1961

mellow1974

1516 Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. 108^v So shulde she comforte and assure her Fader and peacyfye and make glad the other parte.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 655/1 I Pecyfye, Je pacifie, declared in I peacyfye.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. viii. 46 Al nychtbouris liand þame about war mesit and pecifyit.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. (1821) I. 36 War nocht the king pecifyit thair ire in time.

c1570 J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1830) 65 The sending of the army in Scotland..to pecefye that cuntrey.

1789 S. Cathalan Let. 12 Apr. in T. Jefferson Papers (1958) XV. 44 The young gentlemen..have peacified all by persuasion.

1845 F. A. Kemble Let. 8 Dec. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 95 In nursery language, I peacified the good old lady to the best of my ability.

1887 Scribner's Mag. May 590/1 Marse Archie tell her not to ter worry, dat he gwine 'member he's his pa..an' he peacify her, an' dey talk long time.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 327 Joe and little Alf round him..trying to peacify him.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §269/1 Peacify, to pacify.

1993 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 3 May 17 Mom was immensely impressed with an idea that could ‘peacify’ a back seat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peacify
释义	peacifyv. Brit. /ˈpiːsᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpisəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1500s peacyfye, 1500s pecyfye, 1800s– peacify; also Scottish pre-1700 peacifie, pre-1700 pecefye, pre-1700 peciefy, pre-1700 pecifie, pre-1700 pecify, pre-1700 pecifye, pre-1700 pesife. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pacify v. Etymology: Alteration of pacify v., after peace n. Now chiefly colloquial. transitive. To bring peace to; to make calm, pacify. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > pacification > make (peace) [verb (transitive)] > pacify (a place or community) frithc893 peasea1387 pacify1474 peacify1516 stay1537 pacificate1608 the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)] softa1225 stilla1325 coolc1330 accoya1375 appeasec1374 attemperc1386 lullc1386 quieta1398 peasea1400 amesec1400 assuagec1400 mesec1400 soberc1430 modify?a1439 establish1477 establish1477 pacify1484 pacify1515 unbrace?1526 settle1530 steady1530 allay1550 calm1559 compromitc1574 restore1582 recollect1587 serenize1598 smooth1604 compose1607 recompose1611 becalm1613 besoothe1614 unprovokea1616 halcyon1616 unstrain1616 leniate1622 tranquillize1623 unperplexa1631 belull1631 sedate1646 unmaze1647 assopiatea1649 serenate1654 serene1654 tranquillify1683 soothe1697 unalarm1722 reserene1755 quietize1791 peacify1845 quieten1853 conjure1856 peace1864 disfever1880 patise1891 de-tension1961 mellow1974 1516 Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. 108^v So shulde she comforte and assure her Fader and peacyfye and make glad the other parte. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 655/1 I Pecyfye, Je pacifie, declared in I peacyfye. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. viii. 46 Al nychtbouris liand þame about war mesit and pecifyit. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. (1821) I. 36 War nocht the king pecifyit thair ire in time. c1570 J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1830) 65 The sending of the army in Scotland..to pecefye that cuntrey. 1789 S. Cathalan Let. 12 Apr. in T. Jefferson Papers (1958) XV. 44 The young gentlemen..have peacified all by persuasion. 1845 F. A. Kemble Let. 8 Dec. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 95 In nursery language, I peacified the good old lady to the best of my ability. 1887 Scribner's Mag. May 590/1 Marse Archie tell her not to ter worry, dat he gwine 'member he's his pa..an' he peacify her, an' dey talk long time. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 327 Joe and little Alf round him..trying to peacify him. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §269/1 Peacify, to pacify. 1993 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 3 May 17 Mom was immensely impressed with an idea that could ‘peacify’ a back seat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1516
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