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Appeasing

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Adjective

1. appeasing, placating, placative, placatory

intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

Example Sentences:
'the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich'
'placating (or placative) gestures'
'an astonishingly placatory speech'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Appeasing

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to calm, pacify, or soothe, esp by acceding to the demands of
2. 
to satisfy or quell (an appetite or thirst, etc)

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Appeasing

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verb transitiveWord forms: apˈpeased or apˈpeasing
1. 
to pacify or quiet, esp. by giving in to the demands of
2. 
to satisfy or relieve
water appeases thirst

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Appeasing

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tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es
1.
a. To placate or attempt to placate (a threatening nation, for example) by granting concessions, often at the expense of principle.
b. To calm, soothe, or quiet (someone): appeased the baby with a pacifier. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To satisfy, relieve, or assuage: appease one's thirst.

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