Verbs

(v)pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntlecause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of“She managed to mollify the angry customer”
(v)temper, season, mollify, moderatemake more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else“she tempered her criticism”
(v)mollifymake less rigid or softer