Pacify
verb — past tense: pacified ; past participle: pacified ; present participle: pacifying ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) (To calm, quiet, still; to appease, to tranquilize) សន្ដិភាវក្រិត, pacify the countryside ធ្វើអោយមានសន្ដិភាព pacify a baby ធ្វើអោយ ស្ងៀម pacify one's appetite ធ្វើអោយស្ងប់
Example: Although Ben was furious at being insulted, we succeeded in pacifying him after a few minutes. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើអោយមានសន្តិភាព, នាំសេចក្តីសុខក្សេមក្សាន្តមកវិញ
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: pacified ; past participle: pacified ; present participle: pacifying ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.
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- allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, compose, cult, placate, quell, quiet, relieve, satisfy, soothe, still, tranquillise
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- arouse, excite, incense, inflame