Definitions for Appease
əˈpizap·pease

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb

   cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

2. quell, stay, appeaseverb

   overcome or allay

   "quell my hunger"

3. propitiate, appeaseverb

   make peace with

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appeaseverb

   To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

   to appease the tumult of the ocean

2. appeaseverb

   To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

   They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

3. Etymology: From apesen, from apeser, from a + pais, modification of French paix; see peace.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To APPEASEverb

   Etymology: appaiser, Fr.

   1. To quiet; to put in a state of peace.

   By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands therein. Ecclus, xliii. 23.

   England had no leisure to think of reformation, till the civil wars were appeased, and peace settled. John Davies, on Irel.

   2. To pacify; to reconcile; to still wrath.

   So Simon was appeased towards them, and fought no more against them. 1 Mac. xiii. 47.

   O God! if my deep prayers cannot appease thee,
   Yet execute thy wrath on me alone. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   The rest shall hear me call, and oft be warn’d
   Their sinful state, and to appease betimes
   Th’ incensed Deity. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appease

   Appeasement, in an international context, is a diplomatic policy of making political, material, or territorial concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict. The term is most often applied to the foreign policy of the British governments of Prime Ministers Ramsay MacDonald (in office 1929–1935), Stanley Baldwin (in office 1935–1937) and (most notably) Neville Chamberlain (in office 1937–1940) towards Nazi Germany (from 1933) and Fascist Italy (from 1922) between 1935 and 1939. Under British pressure, appeasement of Nazism and Fascism also played a role in French foreign policy of the period but was always much less popular there than in the United Kingdom.In the early 1930s, appeasing concessions were widely seen as desirable because of the anti-war reaction to the trauma of World War I (1914–1918), second thoughts about the perceived vindictive treatment by some of Germany during the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, and a perception that fascism was a useful form of anti-communism. However, by the time of the Munich Agreement, which was concluded on 30 September 1938 between Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, the policy was opposed by the Labour Party and by a few Conservative dissenters such as future Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for War Duff Cooper, and future Prime Minister Anthony Eden. Appeasement was strongly supported by the British upper class, including royalty, big business (based in the City of London), the House of Lords, and media such as the BBC and The Times.As alarm grew about the rise of fascism in Europe, Chamberlain resorted to attempts at news censorship to control public opinion. He confidently announced after Munich that he had secured "peace for our time".Academics, politicians.and diplomats have intensely debated the 1930s appeasement policies ever since they occurred. Historians' assessments have ranged from condemnation ("Lesson of Munich") for allowing Hitler's Germany to grow too strong to the judgment that Germany was so strong that it might well win a war and that postponing a showdown was in the best interests of the West.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appease

   To appease means to make someone less angry or to placify by acceding to their demands or by relieving their concerns, often by making concessions or offering compromises. It can also refer to the action of satisfying or fulfilling a requirement or condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appeaseverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Appease

   ap-pēz′, v.t. to pacify: propitiate one who is angry: to quiet: to allay: to pacify by granting demands.—adj. Appeas′able.—n. Appease′ment, the action of appeasing: the state of being appeased.—adv. Appeas′ingly. [O. Fr. apese-r, to bring to peace—L. pac-em, peace.]

Matched Categories

1. • Reconcile
   • Satisfy

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How to pronounce Appease?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Appease in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Appease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Appease in a Sentence

1. Baruch Spinoza:

   Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.

2. Christian Beranek:

   Changing the sexual orientations of a character to appease a group or cash in on current hot topics is actually a disservice to [the audience]. corporations should rather hire more writers from different backgrounds and allow them to use their life experiences to provide unique voices in popular media.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States government took these actions unilaterally, in an attempt to appease the Communist regime in Beijing, today I am announcing that I am lifting all of these self-imposed restrictions.

4. Rory McIlroy:

   I don’t think it’s going to be perfect, but again, I think it was a prudent move on the tour’s part to try to appease some people that were getting their heads turned by other things.

5. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke:

   I will seek to appease their concerns and I will do everything in my power to find a permanent, legitimate and transparent solution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Appease
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appease
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Appease
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appease
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Appease
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Appease
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Appease