apaciguar
v.
appease, soothe; defuse
apaciguar
= still, assuage, appease.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.