Ap-pēase', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. APPEASED; p. pr. & vb. n. APPEASING.] [Fr. appaiser, apaiser, O. Fr. apaisier, apaissier, Pr. apasiar, from ad and Fr. paix, O. Fr. pais, paiz, pes, Pr. patz, Lat. pax, gen. pacis, peace.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Synonyms—To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; cool; soothe; tranquilize.