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- Dictionaryap·pease/əˈpēz/
verb
- 1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands: "amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups" Similar Opposite
- 2. relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): "we give to charity because it appeases our guilt" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of APPEASE is pacify, conciliate; especially : to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles. How to use appease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Appease.
to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want: He was a crucial ally who the country needed to appease. They were given a small pay rise but this was not enough to appease them. She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics. Synonyms. pacify.
Appease means to make or preserve peace with a nation, group, or person by giving in to their demands, or to relieve a problem, as in "the cold drink appeased his thirst."
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 prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want: He was a crucial ally who the country needed to appease. They were given a small pay raise but this was not enough to appease them. The show diversified its cast to appease the critics. Synonyms. pacify. placate. propitiate formal.
Appease definition: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. See examples of APPEASE used in a sentence.
To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy someone's demands: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win over an enemy or opponent by friendly gestures and a willingness to cooperate: to conciliate an opposing faction.
To pacify or quiet, esp. by giving in to the demands of. Webster's New World. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone). Appeased the baby with a pacifier. American Heritage. To satisfy or relieve. Water appeases thirst. Webster's New World. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage. Appease one's thirst. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms:
appease somebody to make somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want. The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
APPEASE definition: to avoid more arguments by doing what someone wants. Learn more.
