mollify
verb
[ ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ ]
• appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).
• "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists"
Similar:
appease,
placate,
pacify,
conciliate,
humour,
soothe,
calm,
calm down,
still,
propitiate,
quieten,
quiet,
square someone off,
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.
