catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


35 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Appease \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;
          compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Appease \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  appease
       v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
            "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
             lenify, conciliate, assuage, mollify, placate,
             gentle, gruntle]
       2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay]
       3: make peace with [syn: propitiate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κατευνάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     vb.
     1 To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel
  (anger or hatred).
     2 To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     vb.
     1 To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel
  (anger or hatred).
     2 To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     vb.
     1 To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel
  (anger or hatred).
     2 To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     vb.
     1 To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel
  (anger or hatred).
     2 To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     Englanti vb.
     rauhoitella, lepytellä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  appease
     Engelska vb.
     blidka, stilla, lugna, släcka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  kalmeer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  هدِّئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  appease //əˈpiːz// 
  1. умиротворя́, умиротворя́вам
  to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of
  2. умиротворя́, умиротворя́вам, успокоя́, успокоя́вам
  to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  uklidnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  uchlácholit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  chlácholit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  dyhuddo 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  abwiegeln 
   see: appeasing, appeased
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  besänftigen 
   see: appeasing, appeased
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  beschwichtigen, beruhigen 
   see: appeasing, appeases
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  lindern, mildern 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  
  κατευνάζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  appease //əˈpiːz// 
  1. lepyttää, lepytellä, myöntyä
  to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of
  2. hiljentää, rauhoittaa, tyynnyttää
  to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  appease /əpiːz/
  abattre, rassurer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/ 
  1. संतुष्ट~करना
        "Shop keepers try their best to appease their customer."
        "The owner appeased his workers by granting them bonus."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  popustiti, popuštati, smiriti, stišati, ublažiti, umiriti, utoliti, zadovoljiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  calmare, placare

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  appease /əˈpi:z/ 
    łagodzić

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  appease /əpiːz/
  calmar, sosegar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  appease //əˈpiːz// 
  blidka, lugna, mildra, släcka, stilla
  to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  appease /ɐpˈiːz/
  1. teskin etmek, yatıştırmak
  2. tatmin etmek
  3. bastırmak, susturmak. appeasable  teskin olunabilir, yatıştırılabilir, bastırılabilir. appeasement  yatıştırma
  4. (pol.) harp tehdidinde karşı tarafa taviz verme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈpiz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "appease":
     abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, assuage, benumb, calm,
     calm down, cater to, coddle, compose, conciliate, content, cool,
     cradle, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, defuse, diminish,
     dulcify, dull, ease, ease matters, even out, extenuate, feast,
     feed, foment, gentle, give relief, gloss over, gratify, hush,
     immolate before, lay, lay the dust, lessen, lull,
     make propitiation, make sacrifice to, mitigate, mollify, numb,
     offer sacrifice, pacify, pad, palliate, pamper, placate, poultice,
     pour balm into, pour balm on, pour oil on, propitiate, quell,
     quench, quiet, reduce, regale, relieve, rest, rock, rock to sleep,
     sacrifice, salve, sate, satiate, satisfy, slacken, slake, smooth,
     smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soften, soothe, spoil,
     stabilize, steady, still, stupe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize,
     whitewash
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 安抚,缓和,平息;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 安抚,缓和,平息,满足

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats