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Appeasing
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
📖 Definitions of "Appeasing"
verb
- 1
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
"to appease the tumult of the ocean"
- 2
To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
"They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings."
🔄 Synonyms of "Appeasing"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Appeasing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conciliatingverb | (transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate. |
| conciliative | conciliatory |
| conciliatory | Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. |
| placatingverb | tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| placative | (chiefly US) That placates; pacifying. |
| placatory | That placates; pacifying. |
| abatingnoun | (rhetoric) Anesis. |
| allayingnoun | An allayment. |
| calmingnoun | That calms; soothing, relaxing |
| defusingnoun | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) |
| easingnoun | The act by which something is eased. |
| healingnoun | The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves. |
| quellingnoun | The act by which something is quelled. |
| reassuringnoun | That reassures; causing or restoring comfort or confidence. |
| satisfyingverb | That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack. |
| soothingnoun | Tending to soothe or mollify. |
| placateverb | (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate. |
| pleasingverb | Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. |
| placatesverb | (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate. |
| placatedverb | (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate. |
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