appeasing
verb
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To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
"to appease the tumult of the ocean"
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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
Antonyms:
antagonize