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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Appease

/əp-ēz'/ · Ap·pease · IPA /əˈpiːz/
01 v. t. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the o…
imp. & p. p. Appealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing
  1. 1.
    To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.