Appeased

/əˈpiːzd/ verb

Calmed someone down or satisfied their demands, often to avoid conflict.

From Old French 'apaisier' (to make peace), derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'pax' (peace). The meaning evolved from simply 'making peaceful' to specifically 'satisfying someone to keep peace.'

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