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pacificar

to pacify, to bring peace to

verb pah-see-fee-KAHR Rare
People & Society Military

Origin: Latin pacificare (pax, peace + facere, to make)

Usage Note

Pacificar means to restore peace to a conflict zone or to calm a person or situation. It requires a qu spelling before e: preterite pacifiqué. It is stronger than calmar (to calm) and more active than lograr la paz (to achieve peace); it implies direct intervention. The noun pacificación and adjective pacificador are related forms.

Examples

"Las tropas intentaron pacificar la región en conflicto."

Natural Translation

The troops tried to pacify the conflict region.

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