He added the last sentence so respectfully that it was appeased and returned with a sigh: “I`m afraid I can`t help you much.” The appeased women did not shake hands, but each raised her cup of tea to her lips and winked. She was somewhat appeased; But there was still a harsh tone in his voice and not a little distrust. Her sweet words and reassuring suggestions soothed Justice, and Rita began her visit to Sukey. Those who were irritated by the absence of the commander-in-chief for two years in a row seemed somewhat appeased. My feelings were still hurt and I was muzzled and didn`t want to be appeased. Mollify comes from the Latin mollificare for “to soften,” and that`s still the essence of the word. When you appease someone, you smooth things out, even though you may still be a little angry: “I was angry that this guy took my place, but I was appeased when he offered me one closer to the group.” Unlike the high-pitched sounds of antagonism, there are only soft sounds in this word, which means that someone feels sweet and cuddly. While drier sheets can soften your clothes, they won`t soothe them (unless your clothes are really angry with you before). Laura was a little soothed when she saw that he was wearing the sweater she had knitted. The manner in which his prisoner had sufficiently appeased the officer; And he gave his companions a sign of withdrawal. To tread, soothe, soothe, appease, appease, reconcile means relieving anger or disturbance.
Calming suggests a sedative or soothing. To be appeased by sincere apologies is to silence persistent demands with concessions. Appeasing their territorial ambitions suggests turning resentment or bitterness into goodwill. One gesture to appease local opposition involves appeasing hurt feelings or rising anger. A speech that has appeased protesters involves turning away from anger or malice, especially from a higher being. Soothed his parents by dressing conciliatoryly, suggests ending a distance through persuasion, concessions or dispute resolution. We are in our own minds that there is some kind of nuanced position that would appease him. He was indeed sweet as porridge and strove to appease Hispanics without appeasing his own nativist base. Soothing means calming someone down, talking to them about the ledge, making amends, maybe even apologizing.
The appointments of al-Sisi and Mekki are undoubtedly intended to allay these concerns. You can appease some by creating a “baptism ceremony” for your child. Snow helps relieve droughtAlthough snow causes some headaches, it is a welcome help in easing the ongoing drought somewhat. This, of course, did not tend to appease the mind of the man to whom it was written, nor to make him gracious to his wife. 15th century, in the transitive sense 1 It could also be an attempt to calm the emotions that led to Wednesday`s invasion of the Capitol and assuage advertisers` concerns about associating with shows that could incite listeners to violence. Meanwhile, Holder made a series of calls to Capitol Hill on Friday to appease concerned lawmakers. His explanation that he was Bellerophon, the Pegasus staff and the cats, the three heads of Chimra, could not appease me. So Obama sent Biden to further appease the gay community without having to take a stand himself.
Middle English mollifien, Middle French mollifier, late Latin mollificare, Latin mollis soft; similar to the sweet Greek amaldynein, sweet Sanskrit má¹du and probably the sweet Greek malacos, dull amblys, Old English meltan meltan To appease Knight, Nelson sometimes wore a lab coat over his clothes, which he felt was necessary because, as he said, “I don`t think it`s good for me to see her wearing things that accentuate her body.” We shall see whether this will appease the tone of the Times, which yesterday morning shamefully abused poor Lord Grey. This treaty was presented to Prince Moritz; but this did not appease the indignation he had felt against the Remonstrants. Last year, ProPublica wrote about the world of customer service at work from home, shining a light on a largely invisible industry that helps brands reduce labor costs by outsourcing the task of appeasing dissatisfied customers. Soothing, like its synonyms soothe, soothe, and soothe, means “to relieve anger or disturbance.” But appeasement is especially good for referring to an act of appeasement of hurt feelings or anger; It comes from the Latin mollis, which means “sweet”. Other students argue that the discovery of human remains cannot completely ease public awareness of the case. Meanwhile, the Athenian and Rhodian envoys seized the consul and tried to appease his anger with ingenious arguments. For $62,500, the county could move the statue and perhaps satisfy or at least appease all parties.