Meaning

2 senses
  1. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce (something) to a state of peace; to dispel (anger, hatred, etc.).

    to appease the tumult of the ocean

    besänftigen, friedlich stimmen

    умиротворя́тьumirotvorjátʹ, умиротвори́тьumirotvorítʹ, успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ

    умиротворя́тиumyrotvorjáty, умиротвори́тиumyrotvorýty, утихоми́рюватиutyxomýrjuvaty

    make peace with

  2. To make conciliatory offerings or concessions to (someone) in an attempt to dispel their anger, aggression, etc.; to adapt to the demands of; to come to terms with.

    They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

    beschwichtigen, besänftigen

    умиротворя́тьumirotvorjátʹ, умиротвори́тьumirotvorítʹ

    умиротворя́тиumyrotvorjáty, умиротвори́тиumyrotvorýty, задо́брюватиzadóbrjuvaty

Examples

23 sentences
  1. The apple appeased my hunger temporarily.

    deDer Apfel stillte kurzzeitig meinen Hunger.

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  2. Yanni agreed to appease his wife.

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  3. It's all to appease the algorithm.

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  4. A hearty dinner well appeased my hunger.

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  5. Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.

    deNur eine aufrichtige Entschuldigung kann meinen Zorn beschwichtigen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify:
to make conciliatory offerings or concessions to in an attempt to dispel anger, aggression; to adapt to the demands of:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify:
to make conciliatory offerings or concessions to in an attempt to dispel anger, aggression; to adapt to the demands of:

Origin

From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).

From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).

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Forms

appeases, appeasing, appeased, appeased
Base formappease · to appease
3rd person singularappeases
Present participleappeasing
Past simpleappeased
Past participleappeased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyappease
he, she, itappeases

Past simpleLesson

all personsappeased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave appeased
he, she, ithas appeased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill appease

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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