- present tense form of pacify (3rd person singular).
pacifies
Example Sentences
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“People are saying, ‘Let’s give our peculiar new king a chance,’ while the prospect of an election pacifies a lot of the frustration and rage that people would otherwise feel.”
From New York Times • May 7, 2023
“The best that can be expected under the circumstances,” with a wan smile, should suffice, as it pacifies the audience without exaggerating the truth.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2021
Nov. 8 is his “Groundhog Day,” on endless repeat, in a way that pleases and pacifies him.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2017
“Is it really something that pacifies? Or is it something that drives apart?”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2016
With a harp communicated to him by Gudrun he pacifies them all but one, which stings him to the heart, and thus Gunnar dies.
From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry
