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English verb: appease | |||
| 1. | appease (emotion) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | ||
| Samples | She managed to mollify the angry customer. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to appease Sue | ||
| Synonyms | assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||
| 2. | appease (consumption) overcome or allay | ||
| Samples | Quell my hunger. | ||
| Synonyms | quell, stay | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | ||
| 3. | appease (communication) make peace with | ||
| Synonyms | propitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle | ||
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