Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To pay; satisfy; content.
  • To requite; repay.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb archaic To satisfy, please.

Etymologies

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From Old French apayer. See Latin pax peace.

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