appease
verbHow many syllables in appease?
There are 2 syllables in the word appease.How to pronounce appease:
Definition of appease:
- appease (verb):
- pacify, conciliate
- to pacify (someone) by yielding to his or her demands
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
- to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles
Synonyms for appease:
assuage
calm
calm down
comfort
conciliate
console
delight
disarm
gentle
gruntle
ingratiate
lenify
lull
mollify
pacify
placate
please
propitiate
quiet
quieten
satisfy
soothe
still
tranquilize
tranquillise
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Antonyms for appease:
accuse
add to
affront
aggravate
agitate
aid
alarm
alienate
allow
amplify
anger
animate
annoy
antagonise
antagonize
argue
arouse
assist
augment
be like a red rag to a bull
be on your back
bicker
blame
bother
bring down
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