One entry found for appease.
Main Entry: ap·pease
Pronunciation: -pz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ap·peased; ap·peas·ing
Etymology: Middle English appesen "to appease," from early French apaiser (same meaning), from a- "to" and pais "peace," from Latin pac-, pax "peace" --related to PACIFY, PEACE 1: to make calm or quiet 2: to make less severe : RELIEVE <appeased my hunger> 3: to give in to even when it is wrong to do so synonym see PACIFY - ap·pease·ment /-mnt/ noun - ap·peas·ernoun