appease

əˈpiːz

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Definition of appease - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

make peacereduce anger or tension by making peace

The leaders met to appease tensions between the countries.

mollify

pacify

placate

emotionsatisfy or relieve a demand or feeling

They changed the policy to appease public demand..

mollify

placate

satisfy

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Origin of appease

Latin, 'pacisci' (to make peace)

Terms with appease included in their meaning

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ritual killing

religious sacrifice

killing to appease a deity or spirit

insatiable

adj.

desire

impossible to satisfy or appease

placebo

psychological effect

something used to appease or reassure without real effect

throw someone a bone

appeasement

give a small reward to appease someone

bread and circuses

political strategy

provision of entertainment and food to appease public discontent

sop

appeasement

something given to appease

conciliative

adj.

appeasement

intended to placate or appease

conciliatorily

adv.

reconciling

with the aim to reconcile or appease

Examples of appease in a sentence

The company made changes to appease dissatisfied customers.
The manager tried to appease the angry customers.
He gave a speech to appease the shareholders.

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French:apaiser, satisfaire, ...
German:beschwichtigen, befriedigen, ...
Italian:placare, soddisfare, ...
Spanish:apaciguar, satisfacer, ...
Portuguese:apaziguar, satisfazer, ...
Chinese:安抚, 满足, ...
Japanese:和らげる, 満たす, ...
Arabic:هدّأ, أَرْضَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְגִּיעַ, לְרַצּוֹת, ...
Russian:умиротворять, удовлетворить, ...
Ukrainian:заспокоїти, задовольнити, ...
Hindi:शांत करना, संतुष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:প্রশমিত করা, তৃপ্ত করা, ...
Catalan:apaivagar, satisfer, ...
Czech:uklidnit, uspokojit, ...
Danish:formilde, imødekomme, ...
Dutch:sussen, tevredenstellen, ...
Greek:κατευνάζω, ικανοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:lecsillapítani, csillapítani, ...
Khmer:បន្ធូរបន្ថយភាពតានតឹង, បន្ធូរបន្ថយ, ...
Korean:완화하다, 만족시키다, ...
Persian:فرونشاندن, راضی کردن, ...
Polish:załagodzić, zaspokoić, ...
Portuguese (BR):apaziguar, satisfazer, ...
Romanian:a aplaca, a potoli, ...
Swedish:blidka, tillfredsställa, ...
Thai:บรรเทา, ตอบสนอง, ...
Turkish:yatıştırmak, tatmin etmek, ...
Vietnamese:xoa dịu, đáp ứng, ...

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Definition of appease - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of appease

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