動詞 pacify:

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   同義詞：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.
   他為安撫債權人償還了部分借款。
2. He tried to pacify the protesters with promise of reform.
   他試圖以改革的承諾安撫抗議者。
3. In spite of my efforts to pacify it the baby continued to cry/continued crying.
   盡管我已盡力哄這嬰兒，可是他還是哭個不停。

pac.i.fy

v.tr.（及物動詞）
pac.i.fied,pac.i.fy.ing,pac.i.fies
To ease the anger or agitation of.
使平靜，安撫：平息…怒氣或激動
To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in.
平定，鎮(zhèn)壓：在…結束戰(zhàn)爭、斗爭或暴力；建立和平

來源：
Middle English pacifien
中古英語 pacifien
from Old French pacifier
源自 古法語 pacifier
from Latin p3cific3re
源自 拉丁語 p3cific3re
p3x p3c- [peace] * see pag-
p3x p3c- [和平] *參見 pag-
-fic3re [-fy]
-fic3re [后綴，表.使…化.]

【引伸】
pac.ifi.able
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>pacify,mollify,conciliate,appease,placateThese verbs all refer to allaying another`s anger, belligerence, discontent, or agitation. To
這些動詞都用來指減輕或消除另一方的怒氣、好戰(zhàn)性、不滿或焦慮。
pacify is to restore calm to or establish peace in:
Pacify 指使恢復平靜或建立和平：
例句：
.The explanation . . . was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests. (Charlotte Brontô).
.這種解釋…純粹是為了安撫他的客人而說出的虛假的東西. （夏洛特·勃朗特）。

例句：
An army was required in order to pacify the islands.
被要求平息這個島的軍隊。

Mollify stresses the soothing of hostile feelings:
Mollify 強調敵對情緒的撫慰：
例句：
.In that case go ahead with the project,. she said, mollified by his agreeable manner.
.在那種情況下繼續(xù)執(zhí)行計劃，.她說，她已被他那彬彬有禮的態(tài)度所軟化了。

Conciliate usually implies winning over, often by reasoning and with mutual concessions:
Conciliate 通常暗指通過說理和互相遷就爭取過來：
例句：
.A wise government knows how to enforce with temper or to conciliate with dignity. (George Grenville).
.一個明智的政府明白如何通過調和來加強或以威嚴來安撫. （喬治·格倫維爾）。

Appease andplacate suggest the satisfaction of claims or demands or the tempering of antagonism, often through the granting of concessions:
Appease 和placate 表示通過讓步而使請求或要求得到滿足或敵意得到調和：
例句：
The child is adept at appeasing her parents` anger with a joke or compliment.
這孩子善于以一個玩笑或贊美來平息父母的怒氣。

例句：
Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
甚至一紙書面道歉都沒能安撫這個怒氣沖沖的女主人