Defn: Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
APPEASABLE
Ap*peas"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable.
— Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.
APPEASE
Ap*pease", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Appeasing.]
Etym: [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr.
a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See Peace.]
Defn: To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
Syn. — To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.
APPEASEMENT
Ap*pease"ment, n.
Defn: The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.
APPEASER
Ap*peas"er, n.
Defn: One who appeases; a pacifier.