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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pacify .
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Examples
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It pacifies the effects of all the other pills in my system.
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As a huge Green Lantern fan the news of Reynolds as Hal Jordan pacifies me.
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Essentially, it pacifies you by not letting you feel afraid, and, further, not letting you ad¬vance.
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Their vote is, in essence, a plea that the country's new government, to be formed after parliamentary elections in the fall, pacifies a country exhausted by upheaval and unrest.
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The perpetuation of thinking that what we got Election Day is fundamentally better than what John McCain would have been pacifies the masses, keeps the civil unrest significantly depressed, and quells the anger and frustration many are feeling.
One Year On, Obama's "Yes We Can" is Now "Incremental Change We Can Believe In" 2009
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The perpetuation of thinking that what we got Election Day is fundamentally better than what John McCain would have been pacifies the masses, keeps the civil unrest significantly depressed, and quells the anger and frustration many are feeling.
One Year On, Obama's "Yes We Can" is Now "Incremental Change We Can Believe In" 2009
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The perpetuation of thinking that what we got Election Day is fundamentally better than what John McCain would have been pacifies the masses, keeps the civil unrest significantly depressed, and quells the anger and frustration many are feeling.
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It is tolerated since it pacifies a large group that might otherwise cause trouble.
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It also pacifies neurons in the limbic system, the brain's Department of Animal Instincts.
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His version of economic determinism -- his theory that commerce usually pacifies-has a long intellectual pedigree and is not patently implausible.
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