Definition of Apease
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.
Syn. -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;
compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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