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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Just being on a major label, there are a lot of people to appease.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Robert Kagan, an opinion editor-at-large at the Post who resigned Friday in protest after the announcement, said Bezos made the decision to appease Trump.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
But if its endorsement of AI ruffles enough feathers, then that could give way for new competitors to appease the users that Adobe is leaving behind.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
At times, unrealistic client growth targets can drive the wrong behaviors, with agencies promising growth miracles to appease anxious clients and book revenue.
—Orla Murphy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Robert Kagan, an opinion editor-at-large at the Post who resigned Friday in protest after the announcement, said Bezos made the decision to appease Trump.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
But if its endorsement of AI ruffles enough feathers, then that could give way for new competitors to appease the users that Adobe is leaving behind.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
At times, unrealistic client growth targets can drive the wrong behaviors, with agencies promising growth miracles to appease anxious clients and book revenue.
—Orla Murphy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Appease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appease. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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