appease

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.

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[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).]

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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

Imperative

appease

appease

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Thesaurus

Verb	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, placate 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" quell, stay fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
	3.	appease - make peace with       propitiate 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)

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.

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appease

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يُهَدِّئ ، يُسَكِّـن

uklidnituspokojit

beroligedæmpeforsonetilfredsstille

beschwichtigen

εξιλεώνω

aplacar

apaiserrassurerabattre

sefa

acquietarecalmarepacificareplacare

numaldymas

apmierinātnomierināt

sakinleştirmekyatıştırmak

平息满足

appease

[əˈpiːz] VT

1. (= pacify) [+ person] → apaciguar, calmar; [+ anger] → aplacar

2. (= satisfy) [+ person] → satisfacer; [+ hunger] → saciar; [+ curiosity] → satisfacer, saciar

3. (Pol) → apaciguar, contemporizar con

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appease

[əˈpiːz] vt [+ person] → apaiser, calmer

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, soddisfare

Collins 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. paai يُهَدِّئ ، يُسَكِّـن успокоявам aplacar uklidnit, uspokojit beschwichtigen tilfredsstille; berolige; dæmpe; forsone κατευνάζωaplacar, satisfacer, saciar vaigistama فرو نشاندن؛ دلجویی کردن tyydyttää apaiser לְרָצוֹת, לְפַייס तुष्ट करना zadovoljiti lecsillapít memenuhi, menenangkan, meredakan sefa placare; appagare なだめる 만족시키다 nuraminti, numalšinti nomierināt; apmierināt menenangkan bevredigentilfredsstille; berolige, dempe uspokajać, zaspokajać کرارول acalmar a domoli успокаивать utíšiť pomiriti zadovoljiti lugna, stilla, blidka ทำให้สงบ; พะเน้าพะนอ yatıştırmak, sakinleştirmek 平息，滿足 заспокоювати; примиряти تشفی کرنا ، làm yên lòng 平息，满足

apˈpeasement noun

gepaai تَهْدَئِة، تَسْكين успокояване aplacamento uklidnění, uspokojení die Beschwichtigung eftergivenhed; forsoning κατευνασμός apaciguamiento, satisfacción lepitamine, rahusobitus دلجویی؛ آرام سازی tyydytys apaisementפיוס तुष्टिकरण popustljivost megbékítés penenangan fróun, friðun appagamento なだめること 진정 numaldymas, numalšinimas nomierināšana; apmierināšana ketenangan bevrediging, verzoeningforsoningzaspokojenie کرارول apaziguamento liniştire умиротворение utíšenie, upokojenie pomiritev smirenje lugnande, stillande การพะเน้าพะนอ yatıştırma, sakinleştirme 平息，綏靖，讓步 заспокоєння, примирення تشفی ، تسکین sự nhân nhượng 平息，绥靖

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