Payapain (en. To pacify)

pa-ya-pain

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action or process of calming someone down or removing anger.

I need to pacify the crying child.

Kailangan kong payapain ang bata na umiiyak.

The effort to achieve peace in a situation.

He tried to pacify the conflict between his friends.

Sinubukan niyang payapain ang sigalot ng kanyang mga kaibigan.

Cultivating peacefulness amidst a conflict.

He started a discussion to pacify the tension.

Nagsimula siya ng talakayan upang payapain ang tensyon.

root word: payapa

pacifying the situation

to make the condition more peaceful.

payapain ang sitwasyon

peaceful

showing tranquility or peace.

payapa

To quiet down or make a person or situation silent.

Quiet down that noise, we can't talk.

Payapain mo na 'yang ingay, hindi tayo makapag-usap.

Telling someone to 'calm down' or 'relax' when they're angry.

Why, are you running out of calm?

Bakit, kulang ka na sa payapain?

Stopping a person who is behaving too wildly.

You really need to calm him down; he's making too much noise.

Kailangan mo na talagang payapain siya, sobra na ang gulo.