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ap·pease
 appease
- pronunciation:
piz
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
appeased, appeases, appeasing |
| definition 1: |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands.
She appeased the crying child with a new toy.- synonyms:
- pacify
- antonyms:
- aggravate, exasperate, provoke
- similar words:
- calm, comfort, ease, hush, lull, quiet, satisfy, silence, soothe
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| definition 2: |
to satisfy.
He appeased his sweet tooth with a piece of cake.- synonyms:
- quench, satisfy
- antonyms:
- aggravate, inflame
- similar words:
- ease, fulfill, gratify, quiet, relieve, soothe
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| related words: |
content, humor, quench |
| derivations: |
appeasable (adj.), appeasingly (adv.), appeaser (n.) |
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