appease
Synonyms: allay, alleviate, assuage, be enough, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, content, diminish, ease, gratify, lessen, lull, meet halfway, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, serve, soften, soothe, subdue, sweeten, tranquilize i.e. ~ It is not possible to appease the mother of a kidnapped child. Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.