appease
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
appeased
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past participleof appease.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof appease.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
appeaseverb (used with object)to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
Example Sentences
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Beyond Meat appeased Nasdaq regulators this past week by finally filing its 2025 annual report, but there’s still another matter the onetime alternative-protein darling has to deal with to keep its stock from being delisted.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 12, 2026
Los Blancos were in charge but despite taking the lead, their fans were not appeased, and whistled the team in at the break.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
That hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
“It’s gotta be warm and almost womblike in a way that you feel very appeased as soon as you walk in, and then you bring your guard down,” says Bole, a native of France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Have I become, suddenly, one of those who must be appeased?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
