pacify

动词 pacify:

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   同义词：lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
2. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

1. He tried to pacify his creditor by repaying part of the money.
   他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。
2. He tried to pacify the protesters with promise of reform.
   他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
3. In spite of my efforts to pacify it the baby continued to cry/continued crying.
   尽管我已尽力哄这婴儿，可是他还是哭个不停。

pac.i.fy

v.tr.（及物动词）
pac.i.fied,pac.i.fy.ing,pac.i.fies
To ease the anger or agitation of.
使平静，安抚：平息…怒气或激动
To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in.
平定，镇压：在…结束战争、斗争或暴力；建立和平

来源：
Middle English pacifien
中古英语 pacifien
from Old French pacifier
源自 古法语 pacifier
from Latin p3cific3re
源自 拉丁语 p3cific3re
p3x p3c- [peace] * see pag-
p3x p3c- [和平] *参见 pag-
-fic3re [-fy]
-fic3re [后缀，表.使…化.]

【引伸】
pac.ifi.able
adj.（形容词）
<参考词汇><同义词>pacify,mollify,conciliate,appease,placateThese verbs all refer to allaying another`s anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To
这些动词都用来指减轻或消除另一方的怒气、好战性、不满或焦虑。
pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in:
Pacify 指使恢复平静或建立和平：
例句：
.The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests. (Charlotte Brontô).
.这种解释…纯粹是为了安抚他的客人而说出的虚假的东西. （夏洛特·勃朗特）。

例句：
An army was required in order to pacify the islands.
被要求平息这个岛的军队。

Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings:
Mollify 强调敌对情绪的抚慰：
例句：
.In that case go ahead with the project,. she said, mollified by his agreeable manner.
.在那种情况下继续执行计划，.她说，她已被他那彬彬有礼的态度所软化了。

Conciliate usually implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions:
Conciliate 通常暗指通过说理和互相迁就争取过来：
例句：
.A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity. (George Grenville).
.一个明智的政府明白如何通过调和来加强或以威严来安抚. （乔治·格伦维尔）。

Appease andplacate suggest the satisfaction of claims or demands or the tempering of antagonism, often through the granting of concessions:
Appease 和placate 表示通过让步而使请求或要求得到满足或敌意得到调和：
例句：
The child is adept at appeasing her parents` anger with a joke or compliment.
这孩子善于以一个玩笑或赞美来平息父母的怒气。

例句：
Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人