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View usage for: (pləkeɪt, US pleɪkeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense placates, present participle placating, past tense, past participle placatedverbIf you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. [formal] He smiled, trying to placate me. [VERB noun] 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. [VERB-ing] [Also VERB]Synonyms: calm, satisfy, humour, soothe More Synonyms of placate placate in British English (pləˈkeɪt) verb(transitive) to pacify or appease Derived forms placation (plaˈcation) noun Word origin C17: from Latin plācāre; see placableplacate in American English (ˈpleɪˌkeɪt; pleɪˈkeɪt; also ˈplækˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈplaˌcated or ˈplaˌcating to stop from being angry; appease SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpaciˌfy Derived forms placater (ˈplaˌcater) noun placation (plaˈcation) noun placative (ˈpleɪˌkeɪtɪv; ˈpleɪkətɪv; ˈplækˌeɪtɪv) adjective placatory (ˈplacaˌtory) adjective Word origin < L placatus, pp. of placare, to appease: see please Examples of 'placate' in a sentenceplacate In other languagesplacate British English: placate VERB If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. He smiled, trying to placate me. - American English: placate
- Brazilian Portuguese: apaziguar
- Chinese: 安抚
- European Spanish: apaciguar
- French: apaiser
- German: beschwichtigen
- Italian: placare
- Japanese: なだめる
- Korean: 달래다
- European Portuguese: apaziguar
- Latin American Spanish: apaciguar
Chinese translation of 'placate' vt - [person]
安慰 (ānwèi) - [opposition, anger]
平息 (píngxī)
Definition to calm (someone) to stop him or her feeling angry or upset He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me. Additional synonymsDefinition to pacify (someone) by yielding to his or her demands The offer has not appeased separatists. Synonyms pacify, satisfy, calm, soothe, quiet, placate, mollify, conciliateThe meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. Synonyms calm, still, quiet, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, appease, lull, pacify, mollify, tranquillizeDefinition to try to end a disagreement with or pacify (someone) My duty is to conciliate the people, not to provoke them. Synonyms pacify, win over, soothe, reconcile, disarm, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate- pivotal
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Additional synonymsDefinition to make someone less angry or upset The investigation was undertaken to mollify pressure groups. Synonyms pacify, quiet, calm, compose, soothe, appease, quell, sweeten, placate, conciliate, propitiateDefinition to soothe or calm Is this just something to pacify the critics? Synonyms calm (down), appease, placate, still, content, quiet, moderate, compose, soften, soothe, allay, assuage, make peace with, mollify, ameliorate, conciliate, propitiate, tranquillize, smooth someone's ruffled feathers, clear the air with, restore harmony to Definition to appease (someone, esp. a god or spirit) These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters. Synonyms appease, satisfy, reconcile, placate, pacify, make peace with, mollify, conciliateDefinition to fulfil the desires or needs of (a person) The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone. Synonyms content, please, indulge, fill, feed, appease, gratify, pander to, assuage, pacify, quench, mollify, surfeit, satiate, slake, sateDefinition to make (a worried or angry person) calm and relaxed He would take her in his arms and soothe her. Synonyms calm, still, quiet, hush, settle, calm down, appease, lull, mitigate, pacify, mollify, smooth down, tranquillize |