appease
verb (formal, usually disapproving)- appease somebody
to make somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want 安抚;抚慰 - appease somebody/something
to give a country what it wants in order to avoid war Topics War and conflictc2绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + pais ‘peace’.