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appeaser

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ap·pease  (-pz)
tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es
1. To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.
2. To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst.
3. To pacify or attempt to pacify (an enemy) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle. See Synonyms at pacify.
[Middle English appesen, from Old French apesier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + pais, peace (from Latin px; see pag- in Indo-European roots).]
ap·peasa·ble adj.
ap·peasa·bly adv.
ap·peaser n.
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Noun1.appeaser - someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demandsappeaser - someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands; "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill
conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler - someone who tries to bring peace
Translations
appeaser [əˈpiːzər] n (POLITICS) → conciliateur/trice m/f
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Not only do they ignore the history of negotiations with Tehran, the appeasers also refuse to state clearly what it is that should be negotiated.
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“Maybe [Bush] doesn’t know…what’s going on in his own administration, but as soon as he gets back, he should fire as appeasers [Defense Secretary Robert] Gates and [Condoleezza] Rice, because they both—Gates as recently as a week ago—said we’ve got to sit down and talk with the Iranians directly,” he said.
Biden Steps Up by Steve Kornacki / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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