appease

tr.v., -peased, -peas·ing, -peas·es.

1. To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.
2. To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst.
3. 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.

verb

1. 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.
2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): content, fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: satisfy, pacify
Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke, tease

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IN BRIEF: To soothe.

Don't try to appease me; I'm really upset!

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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