pacify
verb (used with object)
pacifies
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present tense formof pacify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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
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 his coach companion who pacifies him with the assurance that if he gets into the gig he will be speedily taken by him to Southampton.
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Mrs. Alexander
