propitiate
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/prəˈpɪʃieɪt/
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/prəˈpɪʃieɪt/
make someone less angry by doing something to please them
The king tried to propitiate the angry mob by promising to lower taxes.
王は税金を減らすことを約束して怒った群衆を和らそうとしました。