peacen

Verb

peacen (third-person singular simple present peacens, present participle peacening, simple past and past participle peacened)

1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare) To make peaceful; calm; quieten
   • "I thought maybe de little feller mought 'a' been sont to me—jes' to me —ma'am— but all de planets p'ints de yether way, now, an' I rej'ices in his riches— so I gwine peacen my sperit again, and give 'way to de Lord's will."1903, Ruth McEnery Stuart, George Washington Jones: A Christmas Gift that Went A-begging
   • It was late in March, time the Alley peacened down to women, littlest children, and an occasional big boy fight.1968, Antioch review, volume 28, page 493