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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

appeasing

Part of Speechverb

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

In a Sentence

“to appease the tumult of the ocean”

Origin

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Common Phrases

hitler appeasing
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Synonyms

calmlullpacifyplacatequellquiet

Antonyms

antagonize

Related Words

conciliatingconciliativeconciliatoryplacatingplacativeplacatoryabatingallaying

Poetry examples for “appeasing”

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