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Definition of Appease
1. Verb. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. "The performance is likely to appease Sue"; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Generic synonyms: Calm, Calm Down, Lull, Quiet, Quieten, Still, Tranquilize, Tranquillise, Tranquillize
Derivative terms: Appeasable, Conciliation, Conciliation, Conciliative, Conciliator, Mollification, Mollification, Pacification, Pacifier, Peace, Peace, Placation, Placative, Placatory
2. Verb. Overcome or allay. "Quell my hunger"
3. Verb. Make peace with.
Generic synonyms: Conciliate, Make Up, Patch Up, Reconcile, Settle
Derivative terms: Appeasable, Appeaser, Propitiation, Propitiative, Propitiatory
Definition of Appease
1. v. t. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
Definition of Appease
1. Verb. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). ¹
2. Verb. To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appease
1. to bring to a state of peace or contentment [v -PEASED, -PEASING, -PEASES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Appease
Literary usage of Appease
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1854)
"This, however, did not by any means appease his lordship's angry feelings.
He determined on revising and publishing the work himself, and employed Mallet to ..."
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