- placation, conciliation, propitiation - the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
--1 is a kind of appeasement, calming
Derived form: verb propitiate1 - expiation, atonement, propitiation - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
--2 is a kind of redemption, salvation
--2 has particulars: reparation, amends