ap·pease ( -p z )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 p  x; 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 of
2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc.)
[from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax]
appeasable adj
appeaser n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | appease - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" 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" | |
| 3. | appease - make peace with conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
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)
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)
Translations
appease
vt (= calm) person, anger → beschwichtigen, besänftigen; (Pol) → (durch Zugeständnisse) beschwichtigen; (= satisfy) hunger, thirst → stillen; curiosity → stillen, befriedigen
appease [əˈpiːz] vt (pacify) → placare; (satisfy, curiosity) → appagare; (hunger) → calmare, soddisfare
v appease [əˈpiːz]
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 uklidnit, uspokojit tilfredsstille; berolige; dæmpe; forsone beschwichtigen κατευνάζω aplacar, 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 bevredigen tilfredsstille; berolige, dempe uspokajać, zaspokajać 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
n apˈpeasement
gepaai تَهْدَئِة، تَسْكين успокояване uklidnění, uspokojení eftergivenhed; forsoning die Beschwichtigung κατευνασμός apaciguamiento, satisfacción lepitamine, rahusobitus دلجویی؛ آرام سازی tyydytys apaisement פִּיוּס तुष्टिकरण popustljivost megbékítés penenangan fróun, friðun appagamento なだめること 진정 numaldymas, numalšinimas nomierināšana; apmierināšana ketenangan bevrediging, verzoening forsoning zaspokojenie 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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