appease
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ap·pease
(ə-pēz') 
tr.v., -peased, -peas·ing, -peas·es.
appeasably ap·peas'a·bly adv.
appeaser ap·peas'er n.
tr.v., -peased, -peas·ing, -peas·es.
- To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.
- To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst.
- To pacify or attempt to pacify (an enemy) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle. See synonyms at pacify.
[Middle English appesen, from Old French apesier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + pais, peace (from Latin pāx).]
appeasable ap·peas'a·ble adj.appeasably ap·peas'a·bly adv.
appeaser ap·peas'er n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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appease
verb
- To ease the anger or agitation of: assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See calm/agitation.
- To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): content, fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy. See give/take/reciprocity.
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appease
v
Definition: satisfy, pacify
Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke, tease
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appease
IN BRIEF: To soothe.
Don't try to appease me; I'm really upset!
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Appease
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få til at falde til ro, formilde, dysse ned
idioms:
- appease one's hunger stille sin sult
Nederlands (Dutch)
kalmeren, met concessies tevreden houden, bevredigen
Français (French)
v. tr. - apaiser, calmer
idioms:
- appease one's hunger assouvir sa faim
Deutsch (German)
v. - besänftigen, beschwichtigen
idioms:
- appease one's hunger seinen Hunger stillen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθησυχάζω, κατευνάζω, καταπραϋνω, ανακουφίζω, ικανοποιώ
idioms:
- appease one's hunger ξεγελώ την πείνα μου
Italiano (Italian)
placare, soddisfare, lusingare
idioms:
- appease one's hunger sfamarsi
Português (Portuguese)
v. - satisfazer, acalmar, tranqüilizar
idioms:
- appease one's hunger satisfazer a fome (curiosidade) de alguém
Русский (Russian)
умиротворять, успокаивать, успокаивать, смягчать
idioms:
- appease one's hunger утолять голод
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apaciguar, aplacar, mitigar, reconciliar
idioms:
- appease one's hunger saciar el hambre, satisfacer el hambre
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stilla, dämpa
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
平息, 抚慰, 缓和, 绥靖, 姑息
idioms:
- appease one's hunger 缓解饥饿, 吃饱
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 平息, 撫慰, 緩和, 綏靖, 姑息
idioms:
- appease one's hunger 緩解飢餓, 吃飽
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 달래다, 을 만족시키다, 양보하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 宥める, 和らげる, 譲歩する, いやす, 満たす
idioms:
- appease one's hunger 空腹を満たす
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يسكن, يهدي, يشبع, يسترضي
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - פייס, שיכך
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