apaciguar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pācificāre (to appease, to pacify; to negotiate). Doublet of pacificar. Cognate with English pacify.

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Verb

apaciguar (first-person singular present apaciguo, first-person singular preterite apacigüé, past participle apaciguado)

  1. (transitive) to pacify, to appease, to defuse, to placate, to mollify, to ease, to allay, to assuage
    Synonym: pacificar
  2. (reflexive) to calm down
    Synonym: calmarse

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