pacificating
pacificating is the present participle and gerund of pacificate.
Meaning of pacificate
Verb
pacificate (third-person singular simple present pacificates, present participle pacificating, simple past and past participle pacificated)
- Synonym of pacify.
- Let me commend to readers this little scrap of Note; headed, ‘Methods of Pacificating Germany 1º. There is one ready method of pacificating Germany: That his Britannic Majesty should firmly button his breeches-pocket, “Not one sixpence more, Madam!”—and go home to his bed, if he find no business...1862, Thomas Carlyle, “Britannic Majesty Fights His Battle of Dettingen; and Becomes Supreme Jove of Germany, in a Manner”, in History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume...
- Synonyms:
- pacify
Adjective
pacificating (comparative more pacificating, superlative most pacificating)
- Which makes peace; which pacificates.
Forms of pacificating
| comparative | more pacificating |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pacificating |
Words formed from pacificating
Questions about pacificating
- What does pacificating mean?
- Pacificating means which makes peace; which pacificates.
- What is pacificating the present participle and gerund of?
- Pacificating is the present participle and gerund of pacificate.
- What part of speech is pacificating?
- Pacificating is an adjective.
Words near pacificating in the dictionary
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