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quieten vs appease

appease vs quieten

quieten and appease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quieten No No Yes No
appease No No Yes No
As verbs, appease is a hyponym of quieten; that is, appease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quieten:
  • quieten: make calm or still
  • appease: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other hyponyms of quieten include lull, compose, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
quieten (verb) appease (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk make peace with
make calm or still overcome or allay
become quiet or quieter cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Difference between quieten and appease

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