appeasing
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verb
- 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.”
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calmlullpacifyplacatequellquietstillmollifypropitiateconciliatingconciliativeconciliatoryplacatingplacativeplacatoryabatingallayingcalming