appease

/əˈpiːz/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

able, all, envious, major, perfect, sincere, strong, trying

VERB + APPEASE

agreed, designed, desire, kneeled, mind, order, reforms, seek

APPEASE + NOUN

algorithm, climate, displeasure, hunger, indignation, masses, neighbors, opposition

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

always

Definitions

verb

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!'

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

They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make peace with

propitiate

verb — overcome or allay

verb — cause to be more favorably inclined

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

to appease the tumult of the ocean

Wiktionary

'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!'

Wiktionary

Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has suggested climate change is “probably doing good” in a speech in London in which he likened policies to combat it to “primitive people once killing goa

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Management tried to appease labor by offering them a bonus.

Tatoeba · #237969

Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.

Tatoeba · #251548

Don't always try to appease women! They know they aren't generally good with technicalities.

Tatoeba · #4615495

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