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- Dictionaryappease/əˈpiːz/
verb
- 1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands: "amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups" Similar Opposite
- 2. assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): "we give to charity because it appeases our guilt" Similar Opposite
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to get rid of unpleasant feelings or make them less strong: We try to appease our guilty consciences by making donations to charity. His resignation did little to appease public anger. Synonym. assuage. Fewer examples. The company was forced to make concessions in order to appease regulators.
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.
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 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:
to get rid of unpleasant feelings or make them less strong: We try to appease our guilty consciences by making donations to charity. His resignation did little to appease public anger. Synonym. assuage. Fewer examples. The company was forced to make concessions in order to appease regulators.
Appease definition: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. See examples of APPEASE used in a sentence.
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.
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 ...
