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Appese, Appeis, v. Also: apese, appes; apeis; appease, appeaze; appase, apaise. [ME. apese (1330), apeese, appese (e.m.E. appease), OF. apeser, var. of apeisier, apaisier, whence ME. appaise, etc.] tr. To appease, pacify, assuage, quiet.1456 Hay I. 285/20 (to sloke it [sc. battle] and appes it). 1490 Irland Mir. I. 96/2 (to apeis his fadere for ws); 138/28 (the ire of God sche appesit). 1513 Doug. i. iii. 70 (the motioune of fludis [to] appes). a1578 Pitsc. I. 50/26 (quhill the Earle appeassit his anger). c1590 J. Stewart 127, st. 1 (storms apaist be thy prudence). 1609 Garden Garden 62 (apaise your plaints). 1622-6 Bisset I. 7/7 (Vespacien appased the peopill of the wast).