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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Appease has 3 senses
- appease(v = verb.emotion) assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" is one way to calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
- appease(v = verb.consumption) quell, stay - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" is one way to fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy
- appease(v = verb.communication) propitiate - make peace with; Array is one way to conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle
Derived form adjective appeasable1
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to Appease Sue
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Derived forms adjective appeasable1, noun appeaser1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
Appease, v. t. [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.].
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. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Appease, v.tr.
1 make calm or quiet, esp. conciliate (a potential aggressor) by making concessions.
2 satisfy (an appetite, scruples).
1 make calm or quiet, esp. conciliate (a potential aggressor) by making concessions.
2 satisfy (an appetite, scruples).
Derivative
appeasement n. appeaser n.
Etymology
ME f. AF apeser, OF apaisier f. {agrave} to + pais PEACE
THESAURUS
Appease
abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, assuage, benumb, calm, calm down, cater to, coddle, compose, conciliate, content, cool, cradle, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, defuse, diminish, dulcify, dull, ease, ease matters, even out, extenuate, feast, feed, foment, gentle, give relief, gloss over, gratify, hush, immolate before, lay, lay the dust, lessen, lull, make propitiation, make sacrifice to, mitigate, mollify, numb, offer sacrifice, pacify, pad, palliate, pamper, placate, poultice, pour balm into, pour balm on, pour oil on, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, reduce, regale, relieve, rest, rock, rock to sleep, sacrifice, salve, sate, satiate, satisfy, slacken, slake, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soften, soothe, spoil, stabilize, steady, still, stupe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize, whitewashROGET THESAURUS
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Moderation
VB be moderate, keep within bounds, keep within compass, sober down, settle down, keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail, moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy, attemper, contemper, mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten, sober down, tone down, smooth down, weaken, lessen, check palliate, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off, slake, curb, tame, smooth over, pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters, pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin, go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove.
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