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appease

[ uh-peez ]

verb (used with object)

, ap·peased, ap·peas·ing.
  1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe:

    to appease an angry king.

    Synonyms: placate, calm

    Antonyms: enrage

  2. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage:

    The fruit appeased his hunger.

    Antonyms: sharpen, arouse, increase

  3. to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

    Antonyms: defy



appease

/ əˈpiːz /

verb

  1. to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of
  2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • apˈpeaser, noun
  • apˈpeasable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ap·peasa·ble adjective
  • ap·peasa·ble·ness noun
  • ap·peasa·bly adverb
  • ap·peasement noun
  • ap·peaser noun
  • ap·peasing·ly adverb
  • nonap·peasa·ble adjective
  • nonap·peasing adjective
  • unap·peasa·ble adjective
  • unap·peasa·bly adverb
  • unap·peased adjective
  • unap·peasing adjective
  • unap·peasing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appease1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English apesen, from Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er; equivalent to a- 5 + peace
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appease1

C16: from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax
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Synonym Study

Appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to preserve or obtain peace. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy the demands of someone with a greed for power, territory, etc.: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win an enemy or opponent over by displaying a willingness to be just and fair: When mutual grievances are recognized, conciliation is possible. To propitiate is to admit a fault, and, by trying to make amends, to allay hostile feeling: to propitiate an offended neighbor.
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Example Sentences

Trump will be set on removing regulatory agencies over the environment to appease the billionaires and corporations.

From Salon

He argued in a social media post that Latino politicians were using the term “to appease white rich progressives who think that is the term we use. It is a vicious circle of confirmation bias.”

Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference the bat protection structure in Buckinghamshire was needed to appease Natural England, as bats are legally protected in the UK.

From BBC

Detention camps, punishing tariffs, discredited “America first” slogans, appeasing dictators and, in a bizarre what-if, even suggesting compromising on slavery.

In his art, he does so to appease that lingering sense of curiosity.

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