I whipped out my trusty Concise Oxford Dictionary, by the Fowler brothers, of course.

Following its format, here’s what I have:

stommel /stom' m(e)l/ -v. (past & past part stommeled /stom' m(e)l (e)d/) 1 pander to subordinates in a shameless way (the prof thinks (s)he’ll get better student evaluations by ~ing). 2 do so while ignoring obvious reality (the politician ~ed hir constituents by promising lower taxes and more services). 3 esp be outspoken about ~ing in a self-righteous and intellectually dishonest or delusional way (the tenure committee sees through ~ing because it's obnoxious).