ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

ad-
ac- — Used before c in Latin.
af- — Used before f in Latin.
ag- — Used before g in Latin.
al- — Used before l in Latin.
ap- — Used before p in Latin.
ar- — Used before r in Latin.
as- — Used before s in Latin.
at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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noun

appeasement

uh-PEEZ-ment/əˈpiːzmənt/

The act or policy of making concessions to reduce conflict.

The committee tries appeasement by accepting several of the protesters' demands.

A mediator offers a written compromise across a table; disputing adults relax and lower their hands.

Etymology

apLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+peaseLatinpeace

+mentOld Frenchan action, state, or result

The peace-based verb and action-noun ending make this the process of “bringing to peace.” Its older meaning, pacification, underlies calming people through concessions or satisfaction of their demands.

In context

Kelley International53:22

for any negotiation where one party thinks that unnecessary concessions are being made to another and in a sense you could say that all diplomacy is a form of appeasement

The Evolution of Modern Diplomacy

More examples

Critics called the agreement an act of appeasement.
The government abandoned its policy of appeasement.
Her concessions were intended as appeasement, not wholehearted agreement.

Similar words

conciliation: Seeks better relations without necessarily conceding important demands.
capitulation: Means surrender rather than concessions intended to avoid conflict.