propitiate
verb [ T ] formal uk/prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/ us/prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/
使息怒;劝解;抚慰
to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you
In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god. 在那个时候，人们可能会祭献一只山羊或绵羊以祈求发怒的神灵息怒。
The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core. 开除政党中的激进分子显然是为了安抚保守的核心成员。
Synonym: appease