different between pacify vs hush
pacify
English
Etymology
From Middle French pacifier, from Latin p?x (“peace”) + verb faci? (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?pæs?fa?/, /?pæs?fa?/
Verb
pacify (third-person singular simple present pacifies, present participle pacifying, simple past and past participle pacified)
- (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
- (transitive) To appease (someone).
Synonyms
- allay
- locarnize
Derived terms
- pacifier
Related terms
Translations
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hush
English
Etymology
From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??/, /h??/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
hush (third-person singular simple present hushes, present participle hushing, simple past and past participle hushed)
- (intransitive) To become quiet.
- (transitive) To make quiet.
- (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
- 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd
- Wilt thou, then, Hush my cares?
- And hush'd my deepest grief of all.
- 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd
- (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
Translations
Noun
hush (uncountable)
- A silence, especially after some noise
- A mining method using water
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Huhs
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From English hush.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??/
- Hyphenation: hush
Interjection
hush
- there, there (calm somebody)
Verb
hush
- be quiet
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