apaciguar

/apasiˈɣwaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
apaciguo
preterite (yo)
apacigüé
past participle
apaciguado

Meaning

  1. to appease

    • Intentó apaciguar los ánimos.

      He tried to calm tempers.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aplacar

apaciguar and aplacar are close synonyms for calming or appeasing someone or something, like appeasing anger or satisfying hunger.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apaziguar

apaziguar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to appease."

Portuguese

aplacar

aplacar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to appease."

Practice

1 What does apaciguar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Intentó ___ los ánimos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apaciguar?

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