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   appease

   /əˈpiːz/

   verb

   • 1. pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands: "amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups" Similar conciliateplacatepacifymake peace withpropitiatepalliateallayreconcilewin overcalm (down)mollifysoothesubduesoftencontentstillsilencetranquillizehumourquietenquieten downquietinformal:sweetenOpposite provokeinflame
   • 2. assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): "we give to charity because it appeases our guilt" Similar satisfyfulfilgratifymeetfillserveprovide forindulgeassuagerelievetake the edge offdeadendullbluntquenchslakesatediminishOpposite frustrate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + pais ‘peace’.

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   • 1. appeaser noun

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   What does appease mean?

   • The meaning of APPEASE is pacify, conciliate; especially : to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles. How to use appease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Appease.

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   What does appeasement mean?

   • ap•pease′ment, n. ap•peas′er, n. syn: appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to overcome hostility or win favor. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy someone's demands: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich.

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   What does it mean if you try to appease someone?

   • If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want. Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate. [VERB noun] The offer has not appeased separatists. [VERB noun] Not many such appeasers were left in 1941. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Why do people appease the police?

   • When we appease, we essentially give up rational fear even though we may truly need it. The army itself would like to appease these groups rather than take them on. People are so frightened of the politically correct police that they are willing to do things that are irrational in order to appease them.

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   The meaning of APPEASE is pacify, conciliate; especially : to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles. How to use appease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Appease.

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   APPEASE definition: 1. to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that…. Learn more.

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   Appease definition: to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe. See examples of APPEASE used in a sentence.

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   To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy the demands of someone with a greed for power, territory, etc.: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win an enemy or opponent over by displaying a willingness to be just and fair: When mutual grievances are recognized, conciliation is ...

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   to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want: He was a crucial ally who the country needed to appease. They were given a small pay raise but this was not enough to appease them. The show diversified its cast to appease the critics. Synonyms.

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   Appease means to make or preserve peace with a nation, group, or person by giving in to their demands, or to relieve a problem, as in "the cold drink appeased his thirst."

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   To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy someone's demands: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win over an enemy or opponent by friendly gestures and a willingness to cooperate: to conciliate an opposing faction.