Appease

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Synonyms: pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.