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appease

[ uh-peez ]

verb (used with object)

appeased, appeasing.
  1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe:

    to appease an angry king.

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  2. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage:

    The fruit appeased his hunger.

    Antonyms: , ,

  3. to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

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appease

/ əˈ辱ː /

verb

  1. to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of
  2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹲, noun
  • ˈ𲹲, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·𲹲a· adjective
  • ·𲹲a··ness noun
  • ·𲹲a· adverb
  • ·𲹲mԳ noun
  • ·𲹲İ noun
  • ·𲹲iԲ· adverb
  • non·𲹲a· adjective
  • ԴDza·𲹲iԲ adjective
  • un·𲹲a· adjective
  • un·𲹲a· adverb
  • ܲa·𲹲 adjective
  • ܲa·𲹲iԲ adjective
  • un·𲹲iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appease1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English apesen, from Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er; equivalent to a- 5 + peace
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appease1

C16: from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax
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Synonym Study

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. To conciliate is to win an enemy or opponent over by displaying a willingness to be just and fair: When mutual grievances are recognized, conciliation is possible. To propitiate is to admit a fault, and, by trying to make amends, to allay hostile feeling: to propitiate an offended neighbor.
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Although district court judges have ruled some of the Trump orders targeting law firms are likely unconstitutional, some firms have sought to appease him.

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But it’s important to understand that a driving reason for these executive orders is to appease the racism he has fomented among his voter base.

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But that may not be enough to appease those desperately awaiting answers.

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His detractors say he is a darling of the far-right who appeases their prejudices.

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In his revised budget, the minister tried to appease his GNU partners by announcing a reduced VAT increase, to be implemented over a two-year period.

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