appease

UK /əˈpiːz/ US /əˈpiːz/
verb 2

Definitions

verb

1

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

to appease the tumult of the ocean

'First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'

2

To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

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