(v. t.) To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mention of discrimination on the basis of categories such as ethnicity, migration status, culture, economic situation or age as a protected status were also scrapped from the document, in an attempt to appease the African and Arab groups.
(2) In a sign of anger on the Tory right at the change, the former defence secretary said the policy had been "made on the hoof" to appease a small and vocal minority.
(3) More here: UK regulator urges banks to speed up swaps mis-selling compensation 8.40am GMT More reaction to the decision to send riot police to evict people from the offices of Greece's former state broadcaster this morning , starting with journalist Nick Malkoutzis: Nick Malkoutzis (@NickMalkoutzis) 5 mths after flicking switch on public broadcaster ERT, gov't tries to settle issue by sending riot police to remove remaining staff #Greece November 7, 2013 Nick Malkoutzis (@NickMalkoutzis) While #ERT will be off air for good after police intervention, the stain of how its closure has been handled won't wash away easily #Greece November 7, 2013 Lady Mondegreen (@amaenad) Like a mean stupid dog appeasing a cruel master, the Greek government wants to lay ERT's limp body at the troika's feet.
(4) The MEK's supporters say it was banned as a move by the Clinton administration to appease the Iranian government.
(5) It ranges from cold warriors to appeasers," said one of the European officials.
(6) As for Britain, any prime minister who meets News International executives 24 times in just over a year, as David Cameron admitted this month, is at least partly in the business of appeasement rather than government.
(7) Probably, Corbyn and his MPs want to appease xenophobia in Labour heartlands, at whatever price of principle, to keep their seats warm at Westminster.
(8) While the reshuffle may be partly to appease fans who resent his position as a figurehead, it could also be seen as a tacit admission that Ashley got a big football decision horribly wrong last season, in deciding not to replace Alan Pardew and almost suffering relegation as a result.
(9) Critics say this is part of a broader, dubious attempt to appease the Kremlin and boost bilateral trade.
(10) These negative feelings and negative self-images are exploited so as to appease the superego in the face of one's hostile aggression: that one is justified, that there are extenuating circumstances for one's hatred and destructiveness.
(11) Everton insist they do not have to cash in on players this summer to appease the bank, with the next season's record-breaking television deal worth an extra £20m for each Premier League club and bringing greater stability to the finances at Goodison Park.
(12) Alistair Darling attempted to appease critics who feared the tax on bonuses would prompt defections from the City by insisting the 50% tax rate on bonuses of more than £25,000 would be paid by the banks rather than employees.
(13) Thompson will be hoping that the proposed measures will go far enough to appease the Conservatives' desire to clip the corporation's wings.
(14) The case against the Anglo-French appeasers and the Polish colonels' regime over the failure to prevent war is a good deal stronger than against the Soviet Union, which perhaps helps to explain the enthusiasm for the new revisionism in both parts of the continent.
(15) Paterson, who has previously said significant global temperature rises of 1-2.5C would only be modest and who claimed he was sacked as minister to appease the “green blob” , is to call for a repeal of the act unless other countries adopt similar carbon-cutting laws.
(16) The memory of the massacre clearly galvanised David Cameron, who was never going to be accused of the appeasing policies of the former foreign secretaries Douglas Hurd and Malcolm Rifkind.
(17) His hopes for the cure of diseases by transplantation and drugs to appease pain and aid sleep have both become inherent features of contemporary medicine and yet these were predictions he was making over 300 years ago.
(18) If this really is a progressive coalition, it should not be prepared to appease the financial markets by inflicting suffering in some of the poorest parts of this country.
(19) Around 60% of customers are on variable tariffs, and the lack of competitive pressure on prices for these customers is another reason why the Competition and Markets Authority is investigating this market.” Npower’s price cut may go some way towards appeasing its customers after research from Which?
(20) "I say to them, you will never ever appease the rightwing media and to try demeans you and our party."
Assuage
Definition:
(v. t.) To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.
(v. i.) To abate or subside.
Example Sentences:
(1) But the fact Yellen is even being considered is a feat in itself as central banking is still an old boy’s club, Cooper adds: The new Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney may have assuaged feminists with his choice of Jane Austen for the ten pound note, but his Monetary Policy Committee is female free.
(2) Their frustration at the failure here cannot be underestimated and it cannot be easily assuaged through more elections.
(3) He had also insisted on construction continuing at Arak, and suggested that international concerns could be assuaged if the work stopped short of putting uranium fuel in the reactor and turning it on.
(4) Nonetheless, he achieved much in his six months in charge: he implemented Oslo II ahead of schedule, assuaged the religious right, bolstered the economy and co-operated with Arafat over the first-ever Palestinian elections.
(5) Initial findings of a limited study of one of the groups suggest a high degree of agreement among parent-members as to the ameliorative effect of this type of therapy, notably its capacity to assuage feelings of isolation.
(6) Moreover, she explains, seeing off the paedo-menace has yielded other improvements: the child protection sessions are part of a council drive to assuage community fears that has been careful to take grass-roots sentiment on board.
(7) Before it is realised, however, pioneers like Amazon will have to assuage the doubts of privacy activists concerned about the impact on civil liberties and of government regulators worried about how flying robots would interact with manned aircraft.
(8) It was a highly provocative gesture that did nothing to assuage fears that Morsi’s election marked the gateway to a more extremist Egypt.
(9) Water or diluted fruit juice may be used to assuage thirst, but should not supplant milk even in the later stages of weaning, since they contain no calcium or most other essential micronutrients.
(10) Fahmy's announcement may assuage concerns that the new army-installed government that replaced Morsi's is attempting to stall a return to democratic politics.
(11) While Wednesday's ruling could be seen as a victory for the PDRC, it is unlikely to assuage protesters, who may now turn on the new caretaker prime minister, said Thitinan Pongsudhirak of Thailand's Institute of Security and International Studies.
(12) This protocol provides a systematic approach to investigation and analysis, prioritizes the need for more in-depth study, and, when necessary, assuages community concerns when a disease cluster is reported.
(13) However, it is unclear if Clinton’s opposition to Arctic drilling, and support of Keystone pipeline, will assuage liberals who accuse her of political maneuvering in the face of a surprisingly successful challenge from Sanders.
(14) The 57-year-old issued a full apology to "patients, relatives and carers [who] found themselves in the position where they not only had terrible things happen to them but the very organisation they looked to for support let them down in the most devastating of ways" – but this did little to assuage the anger felt.
(15) The US Senate's defeat of a background check expansion three weeks ago did nothing to assuage the fears of Missouri Republicans, who pressed forward with their legislation.
(16) But the cash has only gone some way towards assuaging critics, one of whom complained that companies should not be able to "pick and choose" how much tax they wanted to pay.
(17) The limitation will go some way to assuage the concerns of German taxpayers whose frustration at the prospect of having to bail out indebted southern European countries indefinitely has been on the rise.
(18) Acupuncture assuaged the emotional, but not the sensory, response to the painful stimulation.
(19) Both feeding patterns involve assuagement of hunger needs but are dependent on social setting.
(20) The top US commander in Afghanistan rushed to assuage those concerns, saying the deal was not a "zero option" that would leave the country's security forces isolated after 2016, acknowledging critical components such as the fledgling air force would probably get intense and longer-term support.