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To assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)

To fulfill or satisfy (a desire or demand)

To relieve or alleviate (a demand, desire or feeling)

To restore peaceful or harmonious relations between two or more parties

To resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict

To observe or comply with

To flatter or appease someone with sly tactics

To make amends for an offense, crime or sin one has committed

To provide an acceptable explanation for

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Verb

To assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)

tranquillise^UK

make peace with

take the edge off

pour oil on troubled waters

take the sting out

take the sting out of

win the affection of

undermine someone's resistance

smooth someone's ruffled feathers

impose peace upon

restore harmony to

clear the air with

bury the hatchet

kiss and make up

settle one's nerves

make less uptight

make less tense

take a deep breath

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“He states that he had endeavored to appease his critics in vain.”

Verb

To fulfill or satisfy (a desire or demand)

tailer oneself to

give pleasure to

make someone feel good

give someone a kick

give someone pleasure

warm the cockles of the heart

get one's kicks

make a hit with

do someone's heart good

tickle to death

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“It is gluttony for a hungry man to appease his hunger by means of bread produced through illicit means.”

Verb

To relieve or alleviate (a demand, desire or feeling)

take the edge off

tranquillise^UK

reduce the force of

do damage control

indulge to the full

put a damper on

take the bite out

take the sting out

bring respite to

bring an end to

take a load off

make something bearable

make less intense

make less active

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

anaesthetize^UK

patch things up

anaesthetise^UK

put the brakes on

have a bad effect on

pull the rug out from under

take pressure off

get under control

take the bite out of

make reasonable

take the sting out of

lessen the impact of

soften the impact of

reduce the impact of

render insensitive

bring to a standstill

take the heat off

put the kibosh on

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“Michael stared openly, blinking his brilliant green eyes as if trying to come up with a line that might appease her fear of falling prey to so many more things than merely being a new species.”

Verb

To restore peaceful or harmonious relations between two or more parties

Verb

To resolve, or work towards resolving an issue or conflict

kiss and make up

fall upon each other's necks

resolve differences

bury the hatchet

come to terms with

forgive and forget

hold out the olive branch

let bygones be bygones

make a peace offering

smoke the peace pipe

wipe slate clean

settle your differences

set things right

become reconciled

reconcile differences

be friends again

declare a truce

mend differences

make harmonious

bring back together again

restore harmony between

resolve differences between

restore friendly relations between

make peace between

patch things up

make matters up

bring back together

restore harmony

restore harmony to

get together on

re-establish friendly relations between

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Verb

To observe or comply with

be regulated by

play by the rules

take it lying down

play it by the book

grin and bear it

take something lying down

keep faith with

act in accordance with

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Verb

To flatter or appease someone with sly tactics

put the squeeze on

put pressure on

twist someone's arm

lay it on thick

curry favor with^US

ingratiate oneself with

compliment excessively

wax lyrical about

curry favour with^UK

express admiration for

twist one's arm

rub up the right way

lick someone's boots

say nice things about

ingratiate yourself

behave obsequiously

dance attendance on

kiss one's feet

pay blandishments to

throw oneself at someone's feet

dangle a carrot in front of

talk someone into something

curry favour^UK

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

demean oneself to

be servile towards

be sycophantic towards

keep someone sweet

bow and scrape to

prostrate oneself to

get on the right side of

exert influence on

put someone up to something

show respect for

massage one's ego

rub the right way

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Verb

To make amends for an offense, crime or sin one has committed

make reparation

make amends for

make recompense

make restitution

absolve yourself

pay the penalty

take one's medicine

make reparation for

make reparations

make restitution for

suffer the consequences

get just desserts

get one's comeuppance

get one's deserts

make redress for

redress the balance

be punished for

pay the fiddler

make recompense for

face consequences

pay the price for

make reparation to

make restitution to

give payment to

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Verb

To provide an acceptable explanation for

make a case for

provide a justification for

provide an explanation for

be a reason for

be a justification for

offer grounds for

be a defence of

give ground for

be good reason for

be deserving of

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