What does complease mean?
Complease means to convince.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
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.
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.
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,
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Complease means to convince.
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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.
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