placate

To make someone less angry or hostile; to calm.

• placation/pləˈkeɪʃən/(n)安抚
• placatory/pləˈkeɪtəri/(adj)安抚性的

• placate critics
• placate angry customers
• placate the crowd
• difficult to placate

1. 1.The company issued an apology to placate furious customers. (calm down)
2. 2.He offered a placatory smile to ease the tension. (adj: intended to appease)

• appease/əˈpiːz/— calm by conceding
• pacify/ˈpæsɪfaɪ/— restore peace
• mollify/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/— soften someone's anger

from Latin "placare" = to calm, to soothe — related to "placid"