appease

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de acalmar, pacificar ou satisfazer alguém fazendo concessões às suas exigências ou necessidades.

A verb used to indicate the act of calming, pacifying, or satisfying someone by giving in to their demands or needs.

1. Calm or pacifyB2formal

   To calm someone down or satisfy their demands, often to avoid conflict.

   Acalmar

   • The manager tried to appease the angry customer with a refund.
   • He offered a small gift to appease his upset wife.
   • The government attempted to appease the protesters by promising reforms.

   Sinônimoscalmconciliatemollifypacifyplacatepropitiatequietensoothe

   Antônimosagitateangerenrageexasperateinciteinflameprovoke

2. Satisfy a need or desireB2formal

   To relieve or satisfy a craving, hunger, or thirst.

   Saciar

   • A glass of water appeased his thirst.
   • The snack appeased her hunger until dinner.
   • They appeased their curiosity by reading the full article.

   Sinônimosassuagegratifyquenchsatiatesatisfyslake

   Antônimosaggravateintensifyprovokestimulatewhet