appease

Verb
Synonyms: pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntlequellstaypropitiate

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of“She managed to mollify the angry customer”Synonyms: pacifylenifyconciliateassuagemollifyplacategentlegruntle
  2. overcome or allay“quell my hunger”Synonyms: quellstay
  3. make peace withSynonyms: propitiate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Appease \Ap*pease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.] 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. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize. [1913 Webster]

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