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appeaseverb [ T ]

uk ​ /əˈpiːz/ us ​ /əˈpiːz/ formal disapproving
appeasement
noun [ U ] uk ​ /əˈpiːz.mənt/ us ​ /əˈpiːz.mənt/

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When he agreed to talks with the prime minister, he was accused of appeasement.

(Definition of “appease” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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appeaseverb [ T ]

us ​ /əˈpiz/

› (in arguments or war) to prevent further disagreement by giving to the other side something that they have demanded:

They questioned whether, in his desire to appease the conservatives in his own party, the president was selling out to them.

(Definition of “appease” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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