appease

 
Pronunciation: /əˈpiːz/

verb

[with object]
  • 1pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands: amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups
  • 2assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): we give to charity because it appeases our guilt

Derivatives

appeaser

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + pais 'peace'