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Appease

//əˈpiːz// verb

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Verb
  1. 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"

  2. 2
    make peace with wordnet
  3. 3
    To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

    "They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings."

  4. 4
    overcome or allay wordnet
  5. 5
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).

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