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appeasers

ap·pease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-peez]
    • /əˈpiz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-peez]
    • /əˈpiz/

Definitions of appeasers word

  • verb with object appeasers to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. 1
  • verb with object appeasers to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger. 1
  • verb with object appeasers to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles. 1
  • noun appeasers Plural form of appeaser. 1
  • noun appeasers plural of appeaser. 0

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Origin of appeasers

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English apesen < Anglo-French apeser, Old French apais(i)er, equivalent to a- a-5 + paisi- peace + -er infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Appeasers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

appeasers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

appeasers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for appeasers

noun appeasers

  • negotiator — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
  • mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
  • diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
  • arbitrator — a person selected to judge a dispute; arbiter, esp. one, as in collective bargaining negotiations, named with the consent of both sides
  • pacifist — a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.

Antonyms for appeasers

noun appeasers

  • agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
  • instigator — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.

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