"appease" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈpiːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-appease.wav [Southern-England] Forms: appeases [present, singular, third-person], appeasing [participle, present], appeased [participle, past], appeased [past]
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|apesen}} Middle English apesen, {{der|en|fro|apeser|t=to pacify, bring to peace}} Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} appease (third-person singular simple present appeases, present participle appeasing, simple past and past participle appeased)
  1. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). Synonyms: calm, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, still, lull Translations (to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify): ἱλάσκομαι (hiláskomai) (Ancient Greek), խաղաղեցնել (xaġaġecʻnel) (Armenian), հանդարտեցնել (handartecʻnel) (Armenian), մեղմել (meġmel) (Armenian), супако́йваць (supakójvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), супако́іць (supakóicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), умиротворя́вам (umirotvorjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), умиротворя́ (umirotvorjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), успокоя́вам (uspokojávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), успокоя́ (uspokojá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), amainar (Catalan), 安撫 (Chinese Mandarin), 安抚 (ānfǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), fredeliggøre, formilde, berolige (Danish), kalmeren (Dutch), trankviligi (Esperanto), kvietigi (Esperanto), hiljentää (english: to make quiet) (Finnish), rauhoittaa (english: to reduce to peace) (Finnish), tyynnyttää (english: to still) (Finnish), apaiser (French), apaciguar (Galician), besänftigen (German), friedlich stimmen (German), לפייס (le'fayes) (Hebrew), csillapít (Hungarian), ceansaigh (Irish), placare (Italian), pacificare (Italian), calmare (Italian), រំងាប់ (rumngŏəp) (Khmer), pācificō (Latin), whakamauru (Maori), yolceuiz (Nahuatl), آرام کردن (ârâm kardan) (Persian), apaziguar (Portuguese), astâmpăra (Romanian), умиротворя́ть (umirotvorjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), умиротвори́ть (umirotvorítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), успока́ивать (uspokáivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), успоко́ить (uspokóitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), appaciari (Sicilian), carmari (Sicilian), apaciguar (Spanish), calmar (Spanish), aplacar (Spanish), afiki (Swahili), blidka (Swedish), stilla (Swedish), lugna (Swedish), släcka (Swedish), mildra (Swedish), sakinleştirmek (Turkish), умиротворя́ти (umyrotvorjáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), умиротвори́ти (umyrotvorýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), утихоми́рювати (utyxomýrjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), утихоми́рити (utyxomýryty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-appease-en-verb-FU8TBm0c Disambiguation of 'to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify': 96 4
  2. To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of. Synonyms: mollify, propitiate Translations (to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of): умиротворя́вам (umirotvorjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), умиротворя́ (umirotvorjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), lepyttää (Finnish), lepytellä (english: to come to terms with) (Finnish), myöntyä (english: to adapt to the demands of) (Finnish), apaiser (French), beschwichtigen (German), مماشات کردن (momâšât karan) (Persian), دلجویی کردن (del-juyi kardan) (Persian), آرام کردن (ârâm kardan) (Persian), умиротворя́ть (umirotvorjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), умиротвори́ть (umirotvorítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), appaciari (Sicilian), умиротворя́ти (umyrotvorjáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), умиротвори́ти (umyrotvorýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-appease-en-verb-Vxhq4T4z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of': 4 96
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          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "մեղմել"
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "успокоя́вам"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uspokojá",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
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          "word": "успокоя́"
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          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "amainar"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "安撫"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "ānfǔ",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "安抚"
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "fredeliggøre, formilde, berolige"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "kalmeren"
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "trankviligi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "kvietigi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to make quiet",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "hiljentää"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to reduce to peace",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "rauhoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to still",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "tyynnyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "apaiser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "apaciguar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "besänftigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "friedlich stimmen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hiláskomai",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "ἱλάσκομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "le'fayes",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "לפייס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "csillapít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "ceansaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "placare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "pacificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "calmare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "rumngŏəp",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "រំងាប់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "pācificō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "whakamauru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nah",
          "lang": "Nahuatl",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "yolceuiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ârâm kardan",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "آرام کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "apaziguar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "astâmpăra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umirotvorítʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротвори́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uspokáivatʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "успока́ивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uspokóitʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "успоко́ить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "appaciari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "carmari"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "apaciguar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "calmar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "aplacar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "afiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "blidka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "stilla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "lugna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "släcka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "mildra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "word": "sakinleştirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "umyrotvorjáty",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "umyrotvorýty",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротвори́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "utyxomýrjuvaty",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "утихоми́рювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "utyxomýryty",
          "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "утихоми́рити"
        }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of."
      ],
      "id": "en-appease-en-verb-Vxhq4T4z",
      "links": [
        [
          "come to terms",
          "come to terms"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mollify"
        },
        {
          "word": "propitiate"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "umirotvorjávam",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "umirotvorjá",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "lepyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to come to terms with",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "lepytellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to adapt to the demands of",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "myöntyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "apaiser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "beschwichtigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "momâšât karan",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "مماشات کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "del-juyi kardan",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "دلجویی کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ârâm kardan",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "آرام کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umirotvorítʹ",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротвори́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "word": "appaciari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "umyrotvorjáty",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротворя́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "umyrotvorýty",
          "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "умиротвори́ти"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpiːz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːz"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "appease"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "antagonize"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/iːz",
    "Rhymes:English/iːz/2 syllables"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "appeasable"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasatory"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasee"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeaseless"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasement"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasenik"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeaser"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "appeasive"
    },
    {
      "word": "reappease"
    },
    {
      "word": "unappeased"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "apesen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English apesen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "apeser",
        "t": "to pacify, bring to peace"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "appeases",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "appeasing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "appeased",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "appeased",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "appease (third-person singular simple present appeases, present participle appeasing, simple past and past participle appeased)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to appease the tumult of the ocean",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quiet",
          "quiet"
        ],
        [
          "calm",
          "calm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "calm"
        },
        {
          "word": "pacify"
        },
        {
          "word": "placate"
        },
        {
          "word": "quell"
        },
        {
          "word": "quiet"
        },
        {
          "word": "still"
        },
        {
          "word": "lull"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "come to terms",
          "come to terms"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mollify"
        },
        {
          "word": "propitiate"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpiːz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːz"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xaġaġecʻnel",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "խաղաղեցնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "handartecʻnel",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "հանդարտեցնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meġmel",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "մեղմել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "supakójvacʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "супако́йваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "supakóicʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "супако́іць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjávam",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjá",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uspokojávam",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успокоя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uspokojá",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "успокоя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "amainar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "安撫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ānfǔ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "安抚"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "fredeliggøre, formilde, berolige"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "kalmeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "trankviligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "kvietigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to make quiet",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "hiljentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to reduce to peace",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "rauhoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to still",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "tyynnyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "apaiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "apaciguar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "besänftigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "friedlich stimmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hiláskomai",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "ἱλάσκομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "le'fayes",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "לפייס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "csillapít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "ceansaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "placare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "pacificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "calmare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "pacificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rumngŏəp",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "រំងាប់"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "pācificō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "whakamauru"
    },
    {
      "code": "nah",
      "lang": "Nahuatl",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "yolceuiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ârâm kardan",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "آرام کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "apaziguar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "astâmpăra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umirotvorítʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротвори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspokáivatʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успока́ивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspokóitʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "успоко́ить"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "appaciari"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "carmari"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "apaciguar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "calmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "aplacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "afiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "blidka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "stilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "lugna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "släcka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "mildra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "word": "sakinleştirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umyrotvorjáty",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umyrotvorýty",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротвори́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "utyxomýrjuvaty",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утихоми́рювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "utyxomýryty",
      "sense": "to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "утихоми́рити"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjávam",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjá",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "lepyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to come to terms with",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "lepytellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to adapt to the demands of",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "myöntyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "apaiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "beschwichtigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "momâšât karan",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "مماشات کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "del-juyi kardan",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "دلجویی کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ârâm kardan",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "آرام کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umirotvorítʹ",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротвори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "word": "appaciari"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umyrotvorjáty",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротворя́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umyrotvorýty",
      "sense": "to come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "умиротвори́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "appease"
}

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