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apay

UK/əˈpeɪ/

apay verb: to satisfy, please.

Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)

  1. (archaic) To satisfy, please.
    • It was a strange conceit, with our owne affliction to goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) To repay.

Forms of apay

third-person singular presentapays
present participleapaying
past participleapayed
pastapayed
past participleapaid
pastapaid
alternative formappay

Origin of apay

From Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).

Words that rhyme with apay

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Questions about apay

What does apay mean?
Apay means to satisfy, please.
What part of speech is apay?
Apay is a verb.
How do you pronounce apay?
Apay is pronounced /əˈpeɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of apay?
The past tense of apay is apayed.

Words near apay in the dictionary

  1. apaumé
  2. apaumée
  3. apauruṣeyā
  4. apauruṣeyās
  5. apaxifylline
  6. apay
  7. Apaya
  8. Apayao
  9. apaying
  10. apays
  11. Apaza

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