- 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
In recent months, Farinelli has taken on business partners and a few employees, and has begun working with a third-party logistics company for shipping, though he still pacifies cranky shoppers personally.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
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
Another is expressed, that Christ is the propitiation,—in opposition to that provocation, he pacifies wrath, and then conciliates favour by the sacrifice of himself.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
