Both Uses

appease
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Beowulf - (translated by: Ebbutt)
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By night the dire fiend visited it in search of prey, and in the morning his footsteps showed that his deadly enmity was not yet appeased, but that any effort to use the hall at night would bring down his fatal wrath on the careless sleepers.†
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appeased = satisfied or pacified (made less angry or upset)
Terrified almost to death, the fugitive eagerly seized a marvellously wrought chalice and bore it stealthily away, feeling sure that such an offering would appease his lord's wrath and atone for his offence.†

appease = satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset)

Definitions:

(1) (appease)
satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) -- typically by giving something wanted

For example, a salesperson might give a discount coupon to appease an angry customer; or you might grab a quick snack to appease your hunger.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)