to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe

to appease an angry king.

to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage

The fruit appeased his hunger.

to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles.

verb

aggravate , annoy , incite , irritate , provoke , tease

verb

allay , alleviate , assuage , be enough , blunt , calm , compose , conciliate , content , diminish , do * , ease , gratify , lessen , lull , make matters up , meet halfway , mitigate , mollify , patch things up , placate , propitiate , quell , quench , quiet , serve , soften , soothe , subdue , sweeten , tranquilize , dulcify , gentle , fulfill , indulge , lenify , moderate , pacify , please , reassure , reconcile , satisfy , settle , slake , smooth , solace , tame , temper