appease C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əˈpiz/ UK /əˈpiːz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to pacify or placate by acceding to demands They tried to appease the angry crowd with promises. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to pacify or placate by... pacifyplacatemollifyconciliatesootheassuagepropitiate ↔ Opposites provokeantagonizeaggravateincite Word family Forms appeasinglyunappeasable Derived forms appeasementappeaserappeasable Related forms peace Etymology AI details From Old French apaisier ('to pacify, bring to peace'), from a- ('to') + pais ('peace'), from Latin pax ('peace'). apaisier Old French pax Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # appease **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈpiz/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈpiːz/ ## Meanings 1. to pacify or placate by acceding to demands ## Examples - They tried to appease the angry crowd with promises. ## Synonyms - pacify - placate - mollify - conciliate - soothe - assuage - propitiate ## Antonyms - provoke - antagonize - aggravate - incite ## Derived Forms - appeasement - appeaser - appeasable ## Related Forms - peace ## Roots and Affixes - Root: apaisier - Root: pax ## Etymology From Old French apaisier ('to pacify, bring to peace'), from a- ('to') + pais ('peace'), from Latin pax ('peace'). ## AI Etymology Appease is from Old French apaisier ('to pacify, bring to peace'), from a- ('to') + pais ('peace'), from Latin pax ('peace'). In present-day use, it means to pacify or placate by acceding to demands. Derived formations include appeasement, appeaser, and appeasable. Related vocabulary includes peace. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown