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satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) — typically by giving something wanted
- Mother seemed to attempt to appease Grandmother but only to a limit.p. 123.3
- Without hesitation—just as I always had when faced with a confrontation that dealt with others' feelings—I appeased her by shutting up, swallowing my pride, and forgetting about it.p. 147.7
- But because of giving myself away so many times, for so many years, only to appease others, in hope of their acceptance, I hesitated.p. 253.4
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