Management tried to appease labor by offering them a bonus.
Source: tatoeba (237969)
Appease
//əˈpiːz//
Synonyms for "appease" (117 found)
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Related words (58)
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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9 entriesderived
11 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
83 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- παρηγορέω verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- ἱλάσκομαι verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Armenian
3 entries- խաղաղեցնել verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- հանդարտեցնել verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- մեղմել verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Belarusian
2 entries- супако́йваць verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- супако́іць verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Bulgarian
4 entries- умиротворя́ verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротворя́ verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- умиротворя́вам verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротворя́вам verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Catalan
1 entries- amainar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 安撫 /安抚 verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Czech
4 entries- uchlácholit verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- uklidnit verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- usmířit verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- usmířit si verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Danish
1 entries- fredeliggøre, formilde, berolige verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Dutch
1 entries- kalmeren verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Esperanto
2 entries- kvietigi verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- trankviligi verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Finnish
4 entries- hiljentää verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- lepytellä verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- lepyttää verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- myöntyä verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
French
2 entries- apaiser verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- apaiser verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Galician
4 entries- acalmar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- acalmar verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- aplacar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- aplacar verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
German
4 entries- beschwichtigen verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- besänftigen verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- besänftigen verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- friedlich stimmen verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Hebrew
1 entries- פִּיֵּס verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Hungarian
1 entries- csillapít verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Irish
1 entries- ceansaigh verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Italian
4 entries- calmare verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- pacificare verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- pacificare verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- placare verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Khmer
1 entries- រំងាប់ verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Latin
1 entries- pācificō verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Māori
1 entries- whakamauru verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Nahuatl
1 entries- yolceuiz verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Persian
4 entries- آرام کردن verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- آرام کردن verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- دلجویی کردن verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- مماشات کردن verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Portuguese
1 entries- apaziguar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Romanian
1 entries- astâmpăra verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Russian
4 entries- умиротвори́ть verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротвори́ть verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- умиротворя́ть verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротворя́ть verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Sicilian
3 entries- appaciari verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- appaciari verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- carmari verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Spanish
2 entries- apaciguar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- aplacar verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Swahili
1 entries- afiki verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Swedish
4 entries- blidka verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- lugna verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- mildra verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- släcka verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Turkish
1 entries- sakinleştirmek verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
Ukrainian
4 entries- умиротвори́ти verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротвори́ти verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
- умиротворя́ти verb (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify)
- умиротворя́ти verb (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.
Source: tatoeba (251548)
Don't always try to appease women! They know they aren't generally good with technicalities.
Source: tatoeba (4615495)
Why do you always try to appease women? Do you feel guilty?
Source: tatoeba (4631159)
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