appease[verb]Synonyms:- pacify, calm, conciliate, mollify, placate, quiet, satisfy, soothe
- ease, allay, alleviate, calm, relieve, soothe
Antonyms: exasperate, aggravate
Contrasted words: annoy, bother, irk, vex, anger, enrage, incense, infuriate, discompose, disturb, perturb, upset
Related Words: calm (down),
ease,
soothe,
extenuate,
gloss (over),
palliate,
whitewash,
relieve,
cater (to),
coddle,
pamper,
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ap‧pease /əˈpiːz/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: 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 promising to hold talks.—appeasement noun [uncountable and countable]:
Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement towards Hitler in the 30s [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲