Past tense of pacify
regular verb
The past tense of pacify is pacified. The past participle is also pacified.
Forms of pacify
| Base form (V1) | pacify /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pacified |
| Past participle (V3) | pacified |
| Present participle | pacifying |
| Third person singular | pacifies |
Pacified in a sentence
- Watt decided in the end that an examination of Erskine's room was essential, if his mind was to be pacified, in this connexion.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- A scratch company of two innocuous youths and a pacified veteran was therefore what now offered itself to Mrs.1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove. From the entry scratch
- Meanwhile, government forces landed in the now pacified port of Hulutao, whence they moved north to Shenyang and west toward Chengteh, capital of Jehol.1980, James Reardon-Anderson, Yenan and the Great Powers: the Origins of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy, 1944-1946, New York: Columbia…. From the entry Chengteh
Meaning of pacify
- verb To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
- verb To mollify, placate or soothe (someone or something).
- verb To appease (someone).
Questions about the past tense of pacify
- What is the past tense of pacify?
- The past tense of pacify is pacified.
- What is the past participle of pacify?
- The past participle of pacify is pacified.
- Is pacify a regular or irregular verb?
- Pacify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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