Appease
11appease — verb 1) an attempt to appease his critics Syn: conciliate, placate, pacify, mollify, propitiate, reconcile, win over See note at pacify Ant: provoke, inflame 2) …
12appease — UK [əˈpiːz] / US [əˈpɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms appease : present tense I/you/we/they appease he/she/it appeases present participle appeasing past tense appeased past participle appeased 1) to give your opponents what they want By failing… …
13appease — /əˈpiz / (say uh peez) verb (t) (appeased, appeasing) 1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, or content: to appease an angry king. 2. to satisfy: to appease one s hunger. 3. to accede to the belligerent demands of (a country, government,… …
14appease — verb /əˈpiːz/ a) To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). to appease the tumult of the ocean b) To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of. First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You… …
15appease — verb Appease is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conscience, ↑wrath …
16appease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mollify, pacify, soothe, placate; satisfy, slake. See pacification, moderation, sufficiency.Ant., antagonize, enrage. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To satisfy] Syn. allay, relieve, satisfy, assuage; see… …
17appease — ap|pease [əˈpi:z] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apaisier, from pais peace ] to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want ▪ They attempted to appease international opposition by… …
18appease — transitive verb (appeased; appeasing) Etymology: Middle English appesen, from Anglo French apeser, apaiser, from a (from Latin ad ) + pais peace more at peace Date: 14th century 1. to bring to a state of peace or quiet ; calm …
19appease — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
20appease — ap|pease [ ə piz ] verb transitive 1. ) to give your opponents what they want: By failing to condemn the march, she was appeasing left wing elements in the party. 2. ) to say or do something in order to make someone feel less angry: PLACATE ╾… …
