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- On the morning after the village crier's appeal the men of Umuofia met in the marketplace and decided to collect without delay two hundred and fifty bags of cowries to appease the white man.
p. 197.8appease = satisfy (make less angry)
Definitions:
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(1)
(appease) satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) -- typically by giving something wantedFor example, a salesperson might give a discount coupon to appease an angry customer; or you might grab a quick snack to appease your hunger.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)