placate
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[ pley-keyt, plak-eyt ]
/ ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt /
verb (used with object), pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing.
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
Origin of placate
1OTHER WORDS FROM placate
pla·cat·er, noun pla·ca·tion [pley-key-shuhn] /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun un·pla·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby placate
plaas,
placable,
placage,
placard,
placas,
placate,
placative,
placatory,
place,
place card,
place in the sun
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British Dictionary definitions for placated
placate
/ (pləˈkeɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to pacify or appease
Derived forms of placate
placation, nounWord Origin for placate
C17: from Latin
plācāre; see
placable