appease
to pacify someone by giving in to demands
Word origin: From Old French apaisier, to bring to peace (a- to plus pais peace).
Appease in a sentence
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The company offered refunds to appease its angry customers.
The board offered a modest concession to appease the shareholders threatening to revolt.
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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.
Using “appease” well
Appease means to calm someone by yielding to their demands, often with a connotation of unprincipled concession. In political contexts it can imply giving in to an aggressor.
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