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
Synonyms
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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On Wednesday, Albertsons blamed Kroger for not trying harder to appease wary regulators and therefore breaching its merger agreement to act in good faith.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Questions about a plan to sell off some stores
The judge separately weighed the plan by Kroger and Albertsons to sell hundreds of their stores to a firm called C&S Wholesale Grocers as a condition of their merger, meant to appease regulators.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Having attempted to appease both factions in parliament by choosing Barnier in September, Macron may next look to shore up support on one flank, alienating the other.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Zelenskyy warned this year that appeasing Russia by forcing Ukraine to concede land along with its NATO ambitions would only exacerbate security concerns for Washington and its European allies.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Questions about a plan to sell off some stores
The judge separately weighed the plan by Kroger and Albertsons to sell hundreds of their stores to a firm called C&S Wholesale Grocers as a condition of their merger, meant to appease regulators.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Having attempted to appease both factions in parliament by choosing Barnier in September, Macron may next look to shore up support on one flank, alienating the other.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Zelenskyy warned this year that appeasing Russia by forcing Ukraine to concede land along with its NATO ambitions would only exacerbate security concerns for Washington and its European allies.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Appease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appease. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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