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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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. Ben Carson:

   It's OK to disagree with people, but it's not OK to destroy them, people are so frightened of the politically correct police that they are willing to do things that are irrational in order to appease them. I believe it's going to be necessary for those people who truly believe in our system, who believe in our Constitution, who believe in our principles and values that made America great, to be willing to stand up.

2. His Republican opponent:

   The longer Joe Manchin waits, the more it’s clear he’s only in this to appease his liberal donors, and he’ll make it clear he’ll only stand for Judge Kavanaugh after it’s clear they have the votes.

3. Evan Nierman:

   What’s most compelling is the remarkable speed with which ‘Jeopardy!’s short-lived host was jettisoned to appease an outraged mob, expect it to continue for some time since cancel culture shows no sign of abating anytime soon.

4. Ryan Bushell:

   Long-term, we're not fans of companies that cut dividends to appease pressure, we're fans of companies that stick to their discipline.

5. John Evans:

   The guys clueless, and I know hes just trying to appease hisleft-wing base but its a really foolish statement.

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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