appease
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
appeases
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present tense formof appease (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"Having a clear goal, something that you can actually realise, is something that we don't necessarily have in everyday life, and that appeases our brain," says Dr Christensen.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
“We just have to find a sweet spot right in the middle that appeases the majority.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
The show appeases an audience that yearns for repeat acts of closure, or comforting examples of approximate justice.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
Those countries are going to have a tough time pulling off a plan that appeases Iran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
I look between them, hoping that my solution appeases both of them.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
