- present tense form of pacify (3rd person singular).
pacifies
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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
Nov. 8 is his “Groundhog Day,” on endless repeat, in a way that pleases and pacifies him.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2017
But most of all, the playoffs and progress depend upon some clear direction in an organization that has shown indecision as it pacifies its various factions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2016
“Is it really something that pacifies? Or is it something that drives apart?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2016
It is he who saves humanity from complete annihilation, and who pacifies the angered Bel.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
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