How to say "appease" in Japanese

• 和めるなごめる
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'appease' only via its basic senses of calming or soothing; it is a less common word and is seldom the word you want for appeasing someone's anger—think of it as 'to soothe, to calm' first.
• 静めるしずめるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe common choice for appeasing someone's anger or pacifying; it also covers calming one's nerves or composing oneself. When 'appease' means defusing another person's anger, this is the word to reach for.
  心こころを静しずめるために私は目めを閉とじた。↗

  I closed my eyes to calm down.

For 'appease' in the sense of calming someone's anger, 「静める」 is the common, natural choice; 「和める」, whose basic meaning is to soothe or calm, only covers 'appease' marginally and is seldom the word you want.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 和めるなごめるto calm
• 静めるしずめるto calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.)
• とくto dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)