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.
國王試圖通過承諾減稅來安撫憤怒的暴民。