Peacen

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make peaceful; calm; quieten ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare

    ""I thought maybe de little feller mought 'a' been sont to me—jes' to me —ma'am— but all de planets p'ints de yether way, now, an' I rej'ices in his riches— so I gwine peacen my sperit again, and give 'way to de Lord's will.""

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bring downpacifysoothe

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""I thought maybe de little feller mought 'a' been sont to me—jes' to me —ma'am— but all de planets p'ints de yether way, now, an' I rej'ices in his riches— so I gwine peacen my sperit again, and give 'way to de Lord's will.""

Etymology

From peace + -en.

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