different between pacify vs pacate

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)

1. (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
2. (transitive) To appease (someone).

Synonyms

• allay
• locarnize

Derived terms

• pacifier

Related terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin p?c?tus, perfect passive participle of p?c? (“I make peaceful, pacify”), from p?x (“peace”).

Adjective

pacate (comparative more pacate, superlative most pacate)

1. (obsolete) peaceful, tranquil
   • 1710, Matthew Henry, quoting a "learned Mr. Smith", "Preface" to Commentary on the Whole Bible

     Mr. Smith, in his Discourse before quoted, though he supposes this kind of divine inspiration to be more "pacate and serene than that which was strictly called prophecy […] "

2. (obsolete) pacified, placated

Synonyms

• pacated

Related terms

• pacify

Further reading

• pacate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pacate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Adjective

pacate

1. feminine plural of pacato

Verb

pacate

1. second-person plural present indicative of pacare
2. second-person plural imperative of pacare
3. feminine plural of pacato

Anagrams

• capate

Latin

Etymology

From p?c? (“I make peaceful, pacify”), from p?x (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa??ka?.te?/, [pä??kä?t?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa?ka.te/, [p??k??t??]

Adverb

p?c?t? (comparative p?c?tius, superlative p?c?tissim?)

1. in a pacified manner, peaceably, quietly

Synonyms

• (peaceably, quietly): p?cific?

Related terms

References

• pacate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pacate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

pacate

1. third-person singular present middle of pacati (“"to cook"”)