transitive. To render (a person, the heart, etc.) less harsh, severe, or obdurate; to mollify, appease, pacify. Also with infinitive as complement…

transitive. To assuage (anger, sorrow, etc.); to alleviate, mitigate. Obsolete.

To pacify or propitiate (him who is angry).

transitive. To appease, placate, pacify; spec. to propitiate (God). Obsolete.

transitive. To reduce the strength of feeling of (a person); to appease.

transitive. To soften in temper or disposition; to allay the anger or indignation of; to calm, pacify, appease. Frequently in passive.

transitive. To render (an enemy or other hostile agency) friendly or benign; to propitiate, conciliate; to appease.

To make at peace, pacify.

To bring into a suitable or desirable frame of mind; to dispose favourably, to persuade; also, to appease, mollify, pacify. Obsolete or archaic.

transitive. To make (a person, or a person's mind or disposition) milder or less hostile; to appease, mollify. Obsolete.

transitive. To appease (a person); to pacify, make mild. Obsolete.

figurative. transitive. To soften to sympathy or geniality; to break down coldness and reserve.

transitive. To make well-disposed or favourably inclined; to win or regain the favour of; to appease, conciliate.

To appease (a person). Obsolete. rare.

To win over, appease. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cause to subside; to pacify, appease. Obsolete.

transitive. To make sweet or pleasant; esp. to soften, soothe; to mollify.

With personal object (a person, or his mind, temper, etc.). To free from bitter or angry feeling; to mollify, appease. Now rare or Obsolete.

transitive. To bring to rest; to appease, satisfy, or harmonize. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To soften (a person) in temper or disposition; to mollify, calm, appease; to treat (a person) gently. rare.

transitive. To moderate the hostility of; to placate, mollify.

transitive. To make (a person) less angry or hostile; to pacify, conciliate; to propitiate.

transitive. To gain over in feeling; to overcome the distrust or hostility of, by soothing and pacifying means; to induce friendly and kindly…

to pour oil on the waters (also on troubled waters) and variants: to appease conflict or disturbance.

slang or colloquial. To conciliate, satisfy, or gain over (a person), esp. by some form of bribery or compensation; to get rid of (one) in this way.

slang or colloquial. Australian. With off: to placate or conciliate (a person). Also intransitive.