About The Word Appease
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Appease
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What's The Definition Of Appease?
[v] make peace with
[v] overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss" Synonyms | Synonyms for Appease: assuage | conciliate | gentle | gruntle | lenify | mollify | pacify | placate | propitiate | quell | stay Related Terms | Find terms related to Appease: abate | allay | alleviate | anesthetize | assuage | benumb | calm | calm down | cater to | coddle | compose | conciliate | content | cool | cradle | cushion | deaden | deaden the pain | defuse | diminish | dulcify | dull | ease | ease matters | even out | extenuate | feast | feed | foment | gentle | give relief | gloss over | gratify | hush | immolate before | lay | lay the dust | lessen | lull | make propitiation | make sacrifice to | mitigate | mollify | numb | offer sacrifice | pacify | pad | palliate | pamper | placate | poultice | pour balm into | pour balm on | pour oil on | propitiate | quell | quench | quiet | reduce | regale | relieve | rest | rock | rock to sleep | sacrifice | salve | sate | satiate | satisfy | slacken | slake | smooth | smooth down | smooth over | smoothen | soften | soothe | spoil | stabilize | steady | still | stupe | subdue | sweeten | tranquilize | whitewash See Also | calm | calm down | conciliate | fill | fulfil | fulfill | lull | make up | meet | patch up | quiet | quieten | reconcile | satisfy | settle | still | tranquilize | tranquillise | tranquillize Appease In Webster's Dictionary \Ap*pease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier,
apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F.
paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.]
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to
still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease
the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease
hunger or thirst.
Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;
compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
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