Definition of: appease

(ə·pēz′) v.t. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing
1. To reduce or bring to peace; placate; soothe, as by making concessions or yielding to demands.
2. To bribe, as an aggressor nation, with territorial or political concessions in order to avoid war or a break in diplomatic relations.
3. To satisfy or allay: Appease your hunger with this bread. See synonyms under ALLAY. [<OF apaisier <a- to (<L ad-) + pais peace <L pax]
—ap·peas′a·ble adjective
—ap·peas′a·bly adverb
—ap·peas′er noun
—ap·peas′ing·ly adverb
—ap·pea·sive (ə·pē′siv) adjective