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appease
(/@/'p/i/z )

verb (v)

  • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • overcome or allay(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    quell, stay
    source: wordnet30
  • make peace with(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    propitiate
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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