Definition of appease Appease
/ʌpiˈz/ - [upeez] - ap•pease
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| appease - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" | ||
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | ||
| quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| appease - make peace with | ||
| propitiate | ||
| patch up, conciliate, reconcile, make up, settle come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" | ||
| appease - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" | ||
| quell, stay | ||
| fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, fill, meet make happy or satisfied | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- appease (v. t.)
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
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appease
To bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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appease
ap-pēz′, v.t. to pacify: propitiate one who is angry: to quiet: to allay: to pacify by granting demands.—adj. Appeas′able.—n. Appease′ment, the action of appeasing: the state of being appeased.—adv. Appeas′ingly. [O. Fr. apese-r, to bring to peace—L. pac-em, peace.]
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🔤- appease, verb, present, 1st person singular of appease (infinitive).
- appease, verb (infinitive).
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