I wonder if this expression can be correctly formulated and completed
using the present participle pacifying of the verb to pacifiy
as an adjective at least, instead of pacifist.
- He/she is a pacifying person.
This is what pacifying tends to do:
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress.
Answer
Yes, you can use it like that.
Some examples:
He is a pacifying man.
=> He is a man who pacifies.
This is similar to:
He has a calming voice.
=> He has a voice which calms others.He is an interesting person.
=> He is a person who interests me/people.
However, there are other words that are equally correct, but have a different meaning. For example:
He is a pacified man.
=> He is a man who has been pacified (by someone else).He has a calm voice.
=> He has a voice which is calm.He is an interested person.
=> He is a person who is interested in me/people.
In short, “a pacifying person” is correct, as long as you’re talking about a person who pacifies others, and not a person who is pacified by someone else.
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Source : Link , Question Author : M.Nemo , Answer Author : Flater
