appease
allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, diminish, ease, lessen, lull, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, pour oil on troubled waters, quell, quench, quiet, satisfy, soften, soothe, subdue, tranquillize, aggravate (informal) anger, annoy, antagonize, arouse, be on one's back (slang) disturb, enrage, get in one's hair (informal) get on one's nerves (informal) hassle (informal) incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, madden, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) piss one off (taboo slang) provoke, rile, upset