apaciguar

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin pācificō (“to appease, to pacify; to negotiate”). Cognate with English pacify.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /apaθiˈɡwaɾ/ [a.pa.θiˈɣ̞waɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /apasiˈɡwaɾ/ [a.pa.siˈɣ̞waɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to pacify, to appease, to defuse, to placate, to mollify, to ease, to allay, to assuage

   Synonym: pacificar

2. to calm, to calm down

Derived terms

• apaciguador
• apaciguamiento

Related terms

• paz

Further reading

• “apaciguar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16