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patch up vs appease

appease vs patch up

patch up and appease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patch up No No Yes No
appease No No Yes No
As verbs, appease is a hyponym of patch up; that is, appease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than patch up:
  • patch up: come to terms
  • appease: make peace with
Other hyponyms of patch up include propitiate, make peace.
patch up (verb) appease (verb)
mend by putting a patch on make peace with
come to terms overcome or allay
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Difference between patch up and appease

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