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appease

/əˈpiːz/
verb
  1. To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

    "to appease the tumult of the ocean"

    Similar: calm, lull, pacify, placate, quell

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

    "They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings."

    Similar: mollify, propitiate

Synonymscalm, lull, pacify, placate, quell, quiet
Antonymsantagonize

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