appeasement
Meaningthe act or result of appeasing
Common meaning: the act or result of appeasing (inferred)
- apto, towards (form of ad-)
- peaspeaceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1320 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘peace’ → appeasement
Journey through time
- Latinpāx, pācis‘peace’
- Frenchapaisier
- Englishappease‘to calm by giving in to demands’
- Englishformed in English from appeaseappeasement‘the act or result of appeasing (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of appeasing. It can be inferred from any of: appease.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from appease + -ment (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- pāx, pācis Latin “peace”
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