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appease
ap·pease A0375900 (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.appease (əˈpiːz) vb (tr) 1. to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)[C16: from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax] apˈpeasable adj apˈpeaser nap•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. appease Past participle: appeased Gerund: appeasing
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I appease | you appease | he/she/it appeases | we appease | you appease | they appease |
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I appeased | you appeased | he/she/it appeased | we appeased | you appeased | they appeased |
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I am appeasing | you are appeasing | he/she/it is appeasing | we are appeasing | you are appeasing | they are appeasing |
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I have appeased | you have appeased | he/she/it has appeased | we have appeased | you have appeased | they have appeased |
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I was appeasing | you were appeasing | he/she/it was appeasing | we were appeasing | you were appeasing | they were appeasing |
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I had appeased | you had appeased | he/she/it had appeased | we had appeased | you had appeased | they had appeased |
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I will appease | you will appease | he/she/it will appease | we will appease | you will appease | they will appease |
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I will have appeased | you will have appeased | he/she/it will have appeased | we will have appeased | you will have appeased | they will have appeased |
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I will be appeasing | you will be appeasing | he/she/it will be appeasing | we will be appeasing | you will be appeasing | they will be appeasing |
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I have been appeasing | you have been appeasing | he/she/it has been appeasing | we have been appeasing | you have been appeasing | they have been appeasing |
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I will have been appeasing | you will have been appeasing | he/she/it will have been appeasing | we will have been appeasing | you will have been appeasing | they will have been appeasing |
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I had been appeasing | you had been appeasing | he/she/it had been appeasing | we had been appeasing | you had been appeasing | they had been appeasing |
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I would appease | you would appease | he/she/it would appease | we would appease | you would appease | they would appease |
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I would have appeased | you would have appeased | he/she/it would have appeased | we would have appeased | you would have appeased | they would have appeased | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | appease - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, 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"quell, stayfulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need | | 3. | appease - make peace with propitiateconciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
appeaseverb1. 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)2. ease, satisfy, calm, relieve, diminish, compose, quiet, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, alleviate, lull, quell, allay, mitigate, assuage, quench, tranquillize Cash is on hand to appease mounting frustration.appeaseverb1. 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.2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire):content, fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy.Translationsappease (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. 平息,滿足 平息,满足 apˈpeasement noun 平息,綏靖,讓步 平息,绥靖 appease
Synonyms for appeaseverb pacifySynonyms- pacify
- satisfy
- calm
- soothe
- quiet
- placate
- mollify
- conciliate
Antonyms- upset
- anger
- disturb
- provoke
- annoy
- irritate
- arouse
- infuriate
- hassle
- aggravate
- incense
- enrage
- madden
- inflame
- rile
- antagonize
- get on your nerves
- nark
- give someone grief
- be on your back
- piss you off
- get in your hair
verb easeSynonyms- ease
- satisfy
- calm
- relieve
- diminish
- compose
- quiet
- blunt
- soothe
- subdue
- lessen
- alleviate
- lull
- quell
- allay
- mitigate
- assuage
- quench
- tranquillize
Synonyms for appeaseverb to ease the anger or agitation ofSynonyms- assuage
- calm
- conciliate
- dulcify
- gentle
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- propitiate
- soften
- soothe
- sweeten
verb to grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire)Synonyms- content
- fulfill
- gratify
- indulge
- satisfy
Synonyms for appeaseverb cause to be more favorably inclinedSynonyms- assuage
- conciliate
- gentle
- gruntle
- lenify
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
Related Words- calm
- still
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- calm down
- quiet
- quieten
- lull
verb overcome or allaySynonymsRelated Words- fulfil
- fulfill
- satisfy
- meet
- fill
verb make peace withSynonymsRelated Words- conciliate
- patch up
- reconcile
- settle
- make up
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