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appeasing
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | appeasing - intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"placating, placative, placatoryconciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" |
appeasing
Related to appeasing: accedingSynonyms for appeasingadj intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessionsSynonyms- placating
- placative
- placatory
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