Английский Этимологический словарь - appease
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. a paisier "bring to peace," from a- "to" + pais, from L. pax "peace." Appeasement (1439) first recorded 1919 in international political sense; not pejorative until failure of Chamberlain's policy in 1939.
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(appeases, appeasing, appeased) If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want. Gandhi was accused by some of trying to appease both factions of the electorate... = placate VERB: V n c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (~d; appeasing) Etymology: Middle English appesen, from Anglo-French apeser, apaiser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + pais peace — more at peace Date: 14th century 1. to bring to a state of peace or quiet ; calm 2. to cause to subside ; allay ~d my hunger 3. pacify, conciliate; especially to buy off (an aggressor) by concessions usually at the sacrifice of principles Synonyms: see pacify • appeasable adjective • ~ment noun • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 make calm or quiet, esp. conciliate (a potential aggressor) by making concessions. 2 satisfy (an appetite, scruples). Derivatives appeasement n. appeaser n. Etymology: ME f. AF apeser, OF apaisier f. {agrave} to + pais PEACE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. успокаивать; умиротворять; ублаготворять to appease wrath —- укрощать гнев to appease a madman —- утихомирить сумасшедшего 2. проводить политику умиротворения (агрессора) 3. утолять to appease hunger —- утолять голод to appease curiosity —- удовлетворять любопытство 4. облегчать боль to appease sorrow —- смягчать печаль ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) успокаивать; умиротворять 2) ублажать, потакать 3) облегчать (боль, горе) 4) утолять ...Англо-русский словарь
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