appeased; appeasing
1
: pacify, conciliate
especially
: to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles
appeased the dictator by accepting his demands
Placaters, who try hard to appease others so as to keep the peace, fear getting hurt in some way. —
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: to bring to a state of peace or quiet : calm
appease a quarrel
appeaser
noun
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Examples of appease in a Sentence
But I imagine he and his siblings, who profited handsomely from the sale, have mixed emotions. They may be sad they had to sell, yet relieved that they are no longer under pressure to appease Wall Street's demand for growth and profits.
—James Laube, Wine Spectator, 31 Mar. 2005
The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to appease the goddess of perfect motherhood.
—Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 20 Feb. 2005
It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to appease Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild.
—Erick Schonfeld, Business 2.0, September 2002
The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to appease both utility investors and ratepayers.
—Benjamin A. Holden, Wall Street Journal, 19 Feb. 1997
They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.
His critics were not appeased by this last speech.
They made sacrifices to appease the gods.
We had no way to appease our hunger.
James Laube, Wine Spectator, 31 Mar. 2005
The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to appease the goddess of perfect motherhood.
—Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 20 Feb. 2005
It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to appease Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild.
—Erick Schonfeld, Business 2.0, September 2002
The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to appease both utility investors and ratepayers.
—Benjamin A. Holden, Wall Street Journal, 19 Feb. 1997
They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.
His critics were not appeased by this last speech.
They made sacrifices to appease the gods.
We had no way to appease our hunger.
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But no further arrests have been made, and more threats have come in despite authorities stepping up security measures, threatening legal punishments, appeasing airlines and reassuring panicked passengers.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Trump has more recently waffled on his view, trying to strike a balance between appeasing traditional GOP voter bases while also appealing to undecided voters who could determine the November election.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
Despite the Biden administration’s best efforts to appease Iran and restrain Israel over the past four years, and certainly over the past few months, Israel is finally executing a victory strategy to defeat Iran and its axis of terror in the Middle East.
—Richard Goldberg, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Although, after trying on a few classic white dresses to appease her grandmother, Alemany felt a small pang of temptation for a more traditional bridal look.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Trump has more recently waffled on his view, trying to strike a balance between appeasing traditional GOP voter bases while also appealing to undecided voters who could determine the November election.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
Despite the Biden administration’s best efforts to appease Iran and restrain Israel over the past four years, and certainly over the past few months, Israel is finally executing a victory strategy to defeat Iran and its axis of terror in the Middle East.
—Richard Goldberg, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Although, after trying on a few classic white dresses to appease her grandmother, Alemany felt a small pang of temptation for a more traditional bridal look.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Appease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appease. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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