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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
pacify
pac‧i‧fy /ˈpæsəfaɪ, ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle pacified, present participle pacifying, third person singular pacifies) [transitive] [Word Family: noun: ↑peace, ↑peacefulness, ↑pacifier, ↑pacifism, ↑pacifist; adjective: ↑peaceful, ↑peaceable, ↑pacifist; adverb: ↑peacefully, ↑peaceably; verb: ↑pacify] [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: pacificare, from pax; ⇨ ↑peace] 1. to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset: ‘You’re right,’ Rita said, in order to pacify him. 2. to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force: Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.
pacifyhu◎ | ['pæsifai] | ※ | ngoại động từ pacified | | ■ | bình định; lập lại hoà bình | | ■ | làm yên, làm nguôi (cơn giận...) |
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