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appease

/əˈpiːz/

verb

Meaning

  • To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

    "to appease the tumult of the ocean"

  • To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

    "They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings."

Synonyms

calm,
lull,
pacify,
placate,
quell,
quiet,
still,
mollify,
propitiate