appease
v.
soothe, ease, bring peace; relieve, satisfy
appeasing
Adjective
1. tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"
(synonym) appeasing(a), placating, placative, placatory
(similar) conciliatory, conciliative
appease
Verb
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
(synonym) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
(hypernym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
2. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
(synonym) quell, stay
(hypernym) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
3. make peace with
(synonym) propitiate
(hypernym) reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle
(derivation) appeaser
Appeasing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Appease
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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CALMANTE. LENITIVO. ARRENDEVOLE. PLACANDO. CALMANDO. APPAGANDO. RABBONENDO. SODDISFACENDO