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Definition of Pacifies
1. pacify [v] - See also: pacify
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacifies
Literary usage of Pacifies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1900)
"CHAPTER LV They depart from Ghent—Our Hero engages in a Political Dispute with
his Mistress, whom he offends, and pacifies with Submission—He practises an ..."
2. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"He pacifies and consoles all whom he meets. — His prophetic threats against the
felons and reivers. — Punishment inflicted upon the assassin of an exile. ..."
3. The Life of Father de Smet, S.J. (1801-1873) by E. Laveille (1915)
"... Missionary—Conference with the Indians on the Borders of the Missouri— Iron
Shield's Discourse—Father De Smet pacifies the Tribes— Father De Smet Wishes ..."
4. The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833 by Walter Alison Phillips (1897)
"CHAPTER IX Sultan Mahmoud appeals to Mehemet Al i of Egypt for aid —Insurrection
in Crete—Hussein Bey pacifies Crete— Preparations of Mehemet Al i for the ..."
5. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Ramsay Weston Rhipps (1895)
"... pacifies La Vendee and suppresses a mutiny at Tours —Bonaparte's injustice
towards him—A premeditated scene—Advice given to Bernadotte, and Bonaparte ..."
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