appease (v.)
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- assuage
- benumb
- calm
- coddle
- compose
- conciliate
- content
- cool
- cradle
- cushion
- deaden
- defuse
- diminish
- dulcify
- dull
- ease
- extenuate
- feast
- feed
- foment
- gentle
- gratify
- hush
- lay
- lessen
- lull
- mitigate
- mollify
- numb
- pacify
- pad
- palliate
- pamper
- placate
- poultice
- propitiate
- quell
- quench
- quiet
- reduce
- regale
- relieve
- rest
- rock
- sacrifice
- salve
- sate
- satiate
- satisfy
- slacken
- slake
- smooth
- smoothen
- soften
- soothe
- spoil
- stabilize
- steady
- still
- subdue
- sweeten
- tranquilize
- whitewash
