Definitions
To calm someone by giving way or making concessions.
Word origin
From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”).
Used in a sentence
“to appease the tumult of the ocean”
“'First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'”
“They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Soothe with concessions”7 letters
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