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appease

Pronunciation: /əˈpiːz/
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Definition of appease

verb

[with object]
  • 1pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups
  • 2assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling):we give to charity because it appeases our guilt

Derivatives

appeaser

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + pais 'peace'

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