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appease

Main Entry:: ap·pease
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈpēz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ap·peased; ap·peas·ing
Etymology:: Middle English appesen, from Anglo-French apeser, apaiser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + pais peace — more at peace
Date:: 14th century

1: to bring to a state of peace or quiet : calm2: to cause to subside : allay <appeased my hunger>3: pacify , conciliate ; especially : to buy off (an aggressor) by concessions usually at the sacrifice of principles

synonyms see pacify

— ap·peas·able

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\-ˈpē-zə-bəl\ adjective

— ap·pease·ment

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\-ˈpēz-mənt\ noun

— ap·peas·er noun

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