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calm vs appease

appease vs calm

calm is a noun but appease is not a noun.

calm is an adjective but appease is not an adjective.

calm and appease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calm Yes Yes Yes No
appease No No Yes No
As verbs, appease is a hyponym of calm; that is, appease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than calm:
  • calm: make calm or still
  • appease: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other hyponyms of calm include lull, compose, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
calm (noun) appease (noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
calm (adjective) appease (adjective)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
not agitated; without losing self-possession
calm (verb) appease (verb)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to make peace with
make steady overcome or allay
make calm or still cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Difference between calm and appease

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