| slovo | definícia |
appease
(mass) | appease
- upokojiť |
appease
(encz) | appease,chlácholit v: Zdeněk Brož |
appease
(encz) | appease,uchlácholit v: Zdeněk Brož |
appease
(encz) | appease,uklidnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Appease
(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.
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Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;
compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
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appease
(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, appease, mollify,
placate, gentle, gruntle]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay,
appease]
3: make peace with [syn: propitiate, appease] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
appeased
(encz) | appeased,utišený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
appeasement
(encz) | appeasement,uklidnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
appeaser
(encz) | appeaser,uklidnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
unappeased
(encz) | unappeased,nesmířený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Appease
(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] |
Appeasement
(gcide) | Appeasement \Ap*pease"ment\, n.
The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased;
pacification. --Hayward.
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Appeaser
(gcide) | Appeaser \Ap*peas"er\, n.
One who appeases; a pacifier.
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Unappeased
(gcide) | Unappeased \Unappeased\
See appeased. |
appeasement
(wn) | appeasement
n 1: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
[syn: appeasement, calming] |
appeaser
(wn) | appeaser
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands;
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will
eat him last"--Winston Churchill |
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