appeasable

Variant of appease

appease definition

ap·pease (ə pēz′)

transitive verb appeased -·peased′, appeasing -·peas′·ing

  1. to pacify or quiet, esp. by giving in to the demands of
  2. to satisfy or relieve water appeases thirst

Etymology: ME apaisen < OFr apaisier < a-, to + pais < L pax, peace

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