appease

ap·pease

A0375900 (ə-pēz′)tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es 1. a. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.b. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone): appeased the baby with a pacifier. See Synonyms at pacify.2. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage: appease one's thirst.

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[Middle English appesen, from Old French apesier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + pais, peace (from Latin pāx; see pag- in Indo-European roots).]

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ap·peas′a·ble adj.ap·peas′a·bly adv.ap·peas′er n.

appease

(əˈpiːz) vb (tr) 1. to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of2. to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)[C16: from Old French apaisier, from pais peace, from Latin pax] apˈpeasable adj apˈpeaser n

ap•pease

(əˈpiz)

v.t. -peased, -peas•ing. 1. to bring to a state of calm; pacify: to appease an angry king. 2. to satisfy; relieve: The fruit appeased his hunger. 3. to yield to the demands of in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of one's principles. [1300–50; Middle English apesen < Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er= A-⁵ + pais peace] ap•peas′a•ble, adj. ap•pease′ment, n. ap•peas′er, n. ap•peas′ing•ly, adv. syn: appease, conciliate, propitiate imply trying to overcome hostility or win favor. To appease is to make anxious overtures and often undue concessions to satisfy someone's demands: Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler at Munich. To conciliate is to win over an enemy or opponent by friendly gestures and a willingness to cooperate: to conciliate an opposing faction. To propitiate is to soften the anger of a powerful superior who has been offended: Offerings were made to propitiate the gods.

appease

Past participle: appeased
Gerund: appeasing

Imperative
appease
appease

Present
I appease
you appease
he/she/it appeases
we appease
you appease
they appease

Preterite
I appeased
you appeased
he/she/it appeased
we appeased
you appeased
they appeased

Present Continuous
I am appeasing
you are appeasing
he/she/it is appeasing
we are appeasing
you are appeasing
they are appeasing

Present Perfect
I have appeased
you have appeased
he/she/it has appeased
we have appeased
you have appeased
they have appeased

Past Continuous
I was appeasing
you were appeasing
he/she/it was appeasing
we were appeasing
you were appeasing
they were appeasing

Past Perfect
I had appeased
you had appeased
he/she/it had appeased
we had appeased
you had appeased
they had appeased

Future
I will appease
you will appease
he/she/it will appease
we will appease
you will appease
they will appease

Future Perfect
I will have appeased
you will have appeased
he/she/it will have appeased
we will have appeased
you will have appeased
they will have appeased

Future Continuous
I will be appeasing
you will be appeasing
he/she/it will be appeasing
we will be appeasing
you will be appeasing
they will be appeasing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been appeasing
you have been appeasing
he/she/it has been appeasing
we have been appeasing
you have been appeasing
they have been appeasing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been appeasing
you will have been appeasing
he/she/it will have been appeasing
we will have been appeasing
you will have been appeasing
they will have been appeasing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been appeasing
you had been appeasing
he/she/it had been appeasing
we had been appeasing
you had been appeasing
they had been appeasing

Conditional
I would appease
you would appease
he/she/it would appease
we would appease
you would appease
they would appease

Past Conditional
I would have appeased
you would have appeased
he/she/it would have appeased
we would have appeased
you would have appeased
they would have appeased

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	appease - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	appease - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"quell, stayfulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
	3.	appease - make peace with propitiateconciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

appease

verb1. pacify, satisfy, calm, soothe, quiet, placate, mollify, conciliate The offer has not appeased separatists.
pacify upset, anger, disturb, provoke, annoy, irritate, arouse, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, madden, inflame, rile, antagonize, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal)2. ease, satisfy, calm, relieve, diminish, compose, quiet, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, alleviate, lull, quell, allay, mitigate, assuage, quench, tranquillize Cash is on hand to appease mounting frustration.

appease

verb1. To ease the anger or agitation of:assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.2. To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire):content, fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy.

Translations

平息满足

appease

(əˈpiːz) verb to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed. She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him. 平息，滿足 平息，满足 apˈpeasement noun 平息，綏靖，讓步 平息，绥靖