verb
pease
peez
verb
1
To make peace between people or groups who are in conflict; to reconcile them.
"The elders tried to pease the two feuding families before the wedding."
"A neutral mediator was brought in to pease the rival factions."
2
To bring a war or conflict to an end.
"The treaty was signed to pease the long-running border conflict."
3
To calm or satisfy someone; to appease them.
"He offered an apology to pease his furious neighbor."
How to Use Pease
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word meaning to calm someone down or settle a conflict — essentially an older relative of "appease".
Common mistake
This is a rare, archaic verb — in modern writing "appease" or "pacify" is almost always the word you actually want. Don't confuse it with "peas" (the vegetable) or "peace" (the noun).
Word Forms
peased past tense, peases singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French forms related to "appease" — it shares the same root as the modern word, just with the prefix worn away over time.