Appease vs Apology - What's the difference?
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To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
* 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
A formal justification, defence.
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
* Charles Dickens
As a verb appease
is to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).As a noun apology is
an expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).appease
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Verb
(appeas)- to appease the tumult of the ocean
- `First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'
- They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.
Synonyms
* (reduce to a state of peace) calm, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, still, lull * (come to terms with) mollify, propitiateAntonyms
* antagonizeDerived terms
() * appeaser * appeasement * appeasatoryExternal links
* *apology
English
(wikipedia apology)Alternative forms
* apologie (archaic)Noun
(apologies)- What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
- The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
- The Apology of Socrates.
- a poor apology for a hotel room
- He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.