Definition
Calmed someone down or satisfied their demands, often to avoid conflict.
Etymology
From Old French 'apaisier' (to make peace), derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'pax' (peace). The meaning evolved from simply 'making peaceful' to specifically 'satisfying someone to keep peace.'
Kelly Says
The word gained dark historical weight during the 1930s when British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler's demands in hopes of avoiding war—but it backfired spectacularly, teaching the world that sometimes you can't negotiate with tyranny.
Translations
CACatalà
pacificat
pa-si-fi-kat
CSČeština
uklidný
ook-li-d-ny
DEDeutsch
beruhigt
be-roo-higt
ELΕλληνικά
ειρήνιος
i-ri-nios
ESEspañol
apaciguado
a-pa-si-gwa-do
FISuomi
rauhallinen
rau-hal-li-nen
FRFrançais
apaisé
a-pa-zay
IDBahasa Indonesia
tenang
te-nang
ITItaliano
pacificato
pa-si-fi-ka-to
JA日本語
なごませる
nago-ma-se-ru
KO한국어
진정시키다
jin-jeong-si-ki-da
MSBahasa Melayu
tenang
te-nang
NLNederlands
gekalmeerd
ge-kal-meerd
PLPolski
spokojny
spo-ko-j-ny
PTPortuguês
pacificado
pa-si-fi-ka-do
RUРусский
успокоенный
oo-spo-ko-yen-nyy
SWKiswahili
amani
a-ma-ni
TRTürkçe
huzurlu
hu-zur-lu
UKУкраїнська
спокійний
spo-ko-y-nyy
VITiếng Việt
dịu dàng
di-u-dang