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Appease Bre /əˈpiːz/Name /əˈpiːz Verb Formal, Usually Disapproving)1 ~ Sb To Make Sb Calmer

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BrE /əˈpiːz/NAmE /əˈpiːz/

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(formal, usually disapproving)1 ~ sb to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.

2 ~ sb/sth to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war

 ap•pease•ment/BrE əˈpiːzmənt; NAmE əˈpiːzmənt/ noun[uncountable] a policy of appeasement

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