- appease ap·pease vt
- [ə'piːz]
(pacify) placare, (satisfy: curiosity) appagare, (hunger) calmare, soddisfare
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Appease — Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appease — ap•pease [[t]əˈpiz[/t]] v. t. peased, peas•ing 1) to bring to a state of calm; pacify: to appease an angry king[/ex] 2) to satisfy; relieve: The fruit appeased his hunger[/ex] 3) gov to yield to the demands of in a conciliatory effort, sometimes… … From formal English to slang
appease — ap|pease [ ə piz ] verb transitive 1. ) to give your opponents what they want: By failing to condemn the march, she was appeasing left wing elements in the party. 2. ) to say or do something in order to make someone feel less angry: PLACATE ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appease — ap|pease [əˈpi:z] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apaisier, from pais peace ] to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want ▪ They attempted to appease international opposition by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appease — ap·pease || É™ piËz v. soothe, ease, bring peace; relieve, satisfy … English contemporary dictionary
appease — ap·pease … English syllables
ap|pease — «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy … Useful english dictionary
Appealed — Appease Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appeasing — Appease Ap*pease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ap|peas´ing|ly — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… … Useful english dictionary
ap|peas´a|ble — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… … Useful english dictionary
