Appease

[ə'piːz] or [ə'piz]

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Pacify, calm, quiet, soothe, tranquillize, allay, assuage, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, abate, ease, compose, still, hush, lull, dull, quell, blunt, temper, attemper, lessen, qualify.[2]. Propitiate, reconcile, make propitious, make favorable.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Pacify,[See {[BSPURRO]?}], mitigate, conciliate, propitiate, moderate,satisfy, stay, allay, quiet, soften, calm, compose, soothe, hush, cool,tranquilize

ANT:Excite, provoke, aggravate, exasperate, inflame, embitter, incense, intensify,stimulate, kindle

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Definition

v.t. to pacify: propitiate one who is angry: to quiet: to allay: to pacify by granting demands.—adj. Appeas′able.—n. Appease′ment the action of appeasing: the state of being appeased.—adv. Appeas′ingly.

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Examples

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