pacifico
μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
Latin > English
pacifico pacificare, pacificavi, pacificatus V :: make peace, conclude peace; grant peace; pacify, appease
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pācĭfĭco: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (ante- and post-class.; also, pācĭfĭcor, ātus,
I v. dep.;
v. in the foll., and cf. Prisc. p. 799 P.) [paxfacio], to make or conclude a peace (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I Lit.: quo Metellus initio, Jugurthā pacificante, praesidium imposuerat, at the beginning of Jugurtha's negotiations for peace, Sall. J. 66, 2: legati pacificatum venerunt, Liv. 5, 23; cf. id. 7, 40; Vulg. Col. 1, 20.—
(b) As a deponent: pacificari cum altero statuit, Just. 6, 1, 2: pacificatus cum Carthaginiensibus, id. 23, 1, 1: set satine tecum pacificatus sum, Antipho? have I quite made my peace with you? i. e. are you entirely reconciled? Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 14.—
II Transf., in gen., to pacify, appease (poet.): caelestes pacificasset, Cat. 68, 75: divos, Sil. 15, 423: mentem suam, to soothe, quiet, Sen. Agam. 224: aures Pieriis modis, Claud. in Ruf. 2, praef. 20.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pācĭfĭcō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (pax, facio),
1 intr., traiter de la paix : Jugurtha pacificante Sall. J. 66, 2, quand Jugurtha traitait de la paix ; pacificatum venerunt Liv. 5, 23, 12, ils vinrent pour négocier la paix, cf. 7, 40, 14
2 tr., apaiser : Catul. 68, 76 ; Sil. 15, 421.
Latin > German (Georges)
pācifico, āvī, āre (pax u. facio), I) besänftigen, versöhnen, caelestes heros, Catull. 68, 76: divos, Sil. 15, 421. – II) besänftigen, beruhigen, mentem suam, Sen. Agam. 225: aures Pieriis modis, Claud. in Rufin. lib. 2. praef. 20.
