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   Ap·pease

   /əˈpēz/

   

   verb

   • 1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands: "amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups" Similar conciliateplacatepacifymake peace withpropitiatepalliateallayreconcilewin overcalm (down)mollifysoothesubduesoftencontentstillsilencetranquillizehumorquietenquieten downquietinformal:sweetenOpposite provokeinflame
   • 2. relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): "we give to charity because it appeases our guilt" Similar satisfyfulfillgratifymeetfillserveprovide forindulgeassuagerelievetake the edge offdeadendullbluntquenchslakesatediminishOpposite frustrate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + pais ‘peace’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. appeaser noun

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   verb (used with object) , ap·peased, ap·peas·ing. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. Synonyms: placate, calm. Antonyms: enrage. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger. Antonyms: sharpen, arouse, increase.

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   Definitions of appease. verb. make peace with. synonyms: propitiate. see more. verb. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. synonyms: assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate. see more. verb. overcome or allay. synonyms: quell, stay. see more. Pronunciation. US. /əˈpiz/ UK. /əˈpiz/ Cite this entry.

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   1 day ago · SYNONYMS 1. calm, placate. 3. appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to preserve or obtain peace. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy the demands of someone with a greed for power, territory, etc.: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich.

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   Definition of appease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   2 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. calm, placate. 3. appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to preserve or obtain peace. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy the demands of someone with a greed for power, territory, etc.: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich.

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   6 days ago · To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). Synonyms: calm, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, still, lull. to appease the tumult of the ocean. To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of. Synonyms: mollify, propitiate. They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings. Antonyms [ edit] antagonize.

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   Appease definition: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. See examples of APPEASE used in a sentence.