ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger. to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.)

Detailed explanation-2: -1. often disapproving : to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired. They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s not defined as being disparaging, and you can use it fairly neutrally. I appeased my growling stomach by eating a sandwich. We appeased the opposing parties, by throwing some concessions in.

Detailed explanation-4: -pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions.

Detailed explanation-5: -allay. alleviate. assuage. blunt. calm. lessen. mitigate. mollify. More items