appease 音标拼音: [əp'iz]
vt . 安抚,缓和,平息,满足
安抚,缓和,平息,满足
appease v 1 :
cause to be more favorably inclined ;
gain the good will of ;
"
She managed to mollify the angry customer " [
synonym : {
pacify },
{
lenify }, {
conciliate }, {
assuage }, {
appease }, {
mollify },
{
placate }, {
gentle }, {
gruntle }]
2 :
overcome or allay ; "
quell my hunger " [
synonym : {
quell }, {
stay },
{
appease }]
3 :
make peace with [
synonym : {
propitiate }, {
appease }]
Appease \
Ap *
pease "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Appealed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Appeasing }.] [
OE .
apesen ,
apaisen ,
OF .
apaisier ,
apaissier ,
F .
apaiser ,
fr .
a (
L .
ad )
OF .
pais peace ,
F .
paix ,
fr .
L .
pax ,
pacis .
See {
Peace }.]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To pacify ;
quiet ;
conciliate ;
propitiate ;
assuage ;
compose ;
calm ;
allay ;
hush ;
soothe ;
tranquilize .
[
1913 Webster ]
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "
appease ":
abate ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
anesthetize ,
assuage ,
benumb ,
calm ,
calm down ,
cater to ,
coddle ,
compose ,
conciliate ,
content ,
cool ,
cradle ,
cushion ,
deaden ,
deaden the pain ,
defuse ,
diminish ,
dulcify ,
dull ,
ease ,
ease matters ,
even out ,
extenuate ,
feast ,
feed ,
foment ,
gentle ,
give relief ,
gloss over ,
gratify ,
hush ,
immolate before ,
lay ,
lay the dust ,
lessen ,
lull ,
make propitiation ,
make sacrifice to ,
mitigate ,
mollify ,
numb ,
offer sacrifice ,
pacify ,
pad ,
palliate ,
pamper ,
placate ,
poultice ,
pour balm into ,
pour balm on ,
pour oil on ,
propitiate ,
quell ,
quench ,
quiet ,
reduce ,
regale ,
relieve ,
rest ,
rock ,
rock to sleep ,
sacrifice ,
salve ,
sate ,
satiate ,
satisfy ,
slacken ,
slake ,
smooth ,
smooth down ,
smooth over ,
smoothen ,
soften ,
soothe ,
spoil ,
stabilize ,
steady ,
still ,
stupe ,
subdue ,
sweeten ,
tranquilize ,
whitewash
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