appease in WordNet English dictionary

1. make peace with
   propitiate  appease 
   
2. overcome or allay
   "quell my hunger"
   quell  stay  appease 
   
3. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
   pacify  lenify  conciliate  assuage  appease  mollify  placate  gentle  gruntle