Appease

  • 51ap|peas´ing|ly — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… …

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  • 52ap|peas´a|ble — ap|pease «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving… …

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  • 53ap|pease — «uh PEEZ», transitive verb, peased, peas|ing. 1. to put an end to by satisfying (an appetite or desire); satisfy: »A good dinner will appease your hunger. 2. to make calm or quiet; pacify: »He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy …

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  • 54pacify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English pacifien, from Anglo French pacifier, from Latin pacificare, from pac , pax peace Date: 15th century 1. a. to allay the anger or agitation of ; soothe < pacify a crying child > b …

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  • 55Emperor Hui of Jin — Emperor Hui of Jin, sim. ch. 晋惠帝, trad. ch. 晉惠帝, py. jìn huì dì, wg. Chin Hui ti (259 poisoned January 8, 307), personal name Sima Zhong (司馬衷), courtesy name Zhengdu (正度), was the second emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265 420). Emperor Hui was a&#8230; …

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  • 56Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro&#8230; …

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  • 57France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.&#8230; …

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  • 59placate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soothe, quiet; pacify, conciliate; satisfy, give satisfaction, make it up; butter up, rub the right way. See pacification, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pacify, mollify, appease; see pacify 1 ,&#8230; …

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  • 60satisfy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. content, set at ease; gratify, sate, appease; convince, assure; pay, liquidate, discharge; fulfill, meet; suffice, do, answer. See pleasure, belief, payment, sufficiency. Ant., dissatisfy,&#8230; …

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