Appease

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈpiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Origin

From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser ("to pacify, bring to peace"), from a ("to") + pais, modification of French paix ("peace"); see peace.

Full definition of appease

Verb

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
• 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21`First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'
2. To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

Synonyms

• (reduce to a state of peace) calm, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, still, lull
• (come to terms with) mollify, propitiate

Antonyms

• antagonize

Derived terms