placate

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[ pley-keyt, plak-eyt ]
/ ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt /
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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

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1670–80; < Latin plācātus past participle of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM placate

pla·cat·er, noun pla·ca·tion [pley-key-shuhn] /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun un·pla·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby placate

plaas, placable, placage, placard, placas, placate, placative, placatory, place, place card, place in the sun

Words related to placation

appeasement, rapprochement, moderation, conciliation, easing, resolution, reunion, propitiation, alleviation, abatement, reconciliation, settlement, solace, grant, lessening, mitigation, compromise, reparation, assuagement, restoration

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British Dictionary definitions for placation

placate
/ (pləˈkeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to pacify or appease

Derived forms of placate

placation, noun

Word Origin for placate

C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable