verb [VN] (formal, usually disapproving)
1 to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want:
The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
2 to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war
appeasement noun [U]:
a policy of appeasement
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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