complease

present singular third person compleases · participle present compleasing · participle past compleased · past compleased

1. to convince

   The Germans seem to complease themselves in this sort of dubious and misty conception of things; which cloudiness, indeed, some people even elsewhere fancy they think to be essentially poetical.

   1839, Friedrich Schiller, The song of the bell and other poems, page 88

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   Howeve, in case that which I shall require of you may belike seem to you grievous and hard to put in execution, I would fain know from you if you will do it or not, else hope not that I am ever like, what while I have breath in my body, to do aught to complease you.

   1890, Matteo Bandello, The Novels: Now First Done Into English Prose and Verse, page 219

   Who once immite [sic] his furie did surcease, And way-white waûes to vieû her did redound, Breaking at her sight her empire to complease, And blustring windes their forces did release, Least that their tûmult might her eares offend,

   1913, Sir John Salusbury, Robert Chester, Poems, page 63