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The definition of appease is to pacify or quiet someone by giving them what they want.

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An example is that a mother might give her child a lollipop to appease him after listening to him beg for hours.

See appease in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb appeased, appeasing

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

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

Related Forms:

appeasable adjective
appeaser noun

See appease in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es

To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe.
To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst.
To pacify or attempt to pacify (an enemy) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle. See Synonyms at pacify.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English appesen

Origin: , from Old French apesier

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + pais, peace (from Latin pāx; see pag- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

ap·peasˈa·ble adjective

ap·peasˈa·bly adverb

ap·peasˈer noun

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