From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 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.
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Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;
compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appease
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
{lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify},
{placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: {quell}, {stay},
{appease}]
3: make peace with [syn: {propitiate}, {appease}]
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