Appease and Defuse

Appease

Appease verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Defuse and appease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Appease".

Nearby Words: appeasement, appeasing, appeasable

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

Appease and defuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appease" instead a verb "Defuse".

Nearby Word: defusing

Common collocations

anger appease anger defuse anger
power appease power defuse power
conflict appease conflict defuse conflict
mob appease mob defuse mob
Other words: kids.
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