英语词汇“pacify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pacifypacify /ˈpæsəˌfaɪ/ verb (pacifies, pacified, pacifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpacify

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin pacificare, from pax; ➔ PEACE

VERB TABLE

pacify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pacify
	he, she, it	pacifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pacified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pacified
	he, she, it	has pacified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pacified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pacify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pacified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pacifying
	he, she, it	is pacifying
	you, we, they	are pacifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was pacifying
	you, we, they	were pacifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pacifying
	he, she, it	has been pacifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pacifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pacifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pacifying

1to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after he or she has been angry or upset: “You’re right,” she said to try to pacify him.2to bring peace to an area or to end war in a place—pacification /ˌpæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]