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unpacified

pac·i·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pas-uh-fahy]
    • /ˈpæs əˌfaɪ/
    • /ˌʌnˈpæsɪfaɪd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-uh-fahy]
    • /ˈpæs əˌfaɪ/

Definitions of unpacified word

  • verb with object unpacified to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man. 1
  • verb with object unpacified to appease: to pacify one's appetite. 1
  • verb with object unpacified to reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue. 1
  • adjective unpacified not pacified; not mollified 0

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Origin of unpacified

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Latin pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy

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Parts of speech for Unpacified

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unpacified popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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