appease
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ap·pease
(ə-pēz′)tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es
1.
a. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
b. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone): appeased the baby with a pacifier. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage: appease one's thirst.
[Middle English appesen, from Old French apesier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + pais, peace (from Latin pāx; see pag- in Indo-European roots).]
ap·peas′a·ble adj.
ap·peas′a·bly adv.
ap·peas′er n.
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appease
(əˈpiːz)vb (tr)
1. to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of
2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)
[C16: from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax]
apˈpeasable adj
apˈpeaser n
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ap•pease
(əˈpiz)v.t. -peased, -peas•ing.
1. to bring to a state of calm; pacify: to appease an angry king.
2. to satisfy; relieve: The fruit appeased his hunger.
3. to yield to the demands of in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of one's principles.
[1300–50; Middle English apesen < Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er= A-5 + pais peace]
ap•peas′a•ble, adj.
ap•pease′ment, n.
ap•peas′er, n.
ap•peas′ing•ly, adv.
syn: appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to overcome hostility or win favor. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy someone's demands: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win over an enemy or opponent by friendly gestures and a willingness to cooperate: to conciliate an opposing faction. To propitiate is to soften the anger of a powerful superior who has been offended: Offerings were made to propitiate the gods.
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appease
Past participle: appeased
Gerund: appeasing
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| Verb | 1. |  appease - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| 2. |  appease - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" | |
| 3. |  appease - make peace with conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
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appease
verb
1. pacify, satisfy, calm, soothe, quiet, placate, mollify, conciliate The offer has not appeased separatists.
pacify upset, anger, disturb, provoke, annoy, irritate, arouse, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, madden, inflame, rile, antagonize, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal)
pacify upset, anger, disturb, provoke, annoy, irritate, arouse, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, madden, inflame, rile, antagonize, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal)
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appease
verb1. To ease the anger or agitation of:
assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.
Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.
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Translations
يُهَدِّئ ، يُسَكِّـن
uklidnituspokojit
beroligedæmpeforsonetilfredsstille
sefa
numaldymas
apmierinātnomierināt
sakinleştirmekyatıştırmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
appease
vt (= calm) person, anger → beschwichtigen, besänftigen; (Pol) → (durch Zugeständnisse) beschwichtigen; (= satisfy) hunger, thirst → stillen; curiosity → stillen, befriedigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
appease
[əˈpiːz] vt (pacify) → placare; (satisfy, curiosity) → appagare; (hunger) → calmare, soddisfareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
appease
(əˈpiːz) verb to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed. She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.
apˈpeasement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.