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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

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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