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ap·pease

(ə-pēz′)

tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es

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.

[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).]

ap·peas′a·ble adj.

ap·peas′a·bly adv.

ap·peas′er n.

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Adj.

appeasing - intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"

placating, placative, placatory

conciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit"

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For raising and appeasing anger in another; it is done chiefly by choosing of times, when men are frowardest and worst disposed, to incense them.

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