Ap*pease" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Appeasing.]
[OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF.
pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.] 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.
Syn. -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
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