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[ pley -keyt, plak -eyt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 1 First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin plācātus, past participle of plācāre “to quiet, calm, appease,” akin to placēre “to please”; cf. please
SYNONYMS FOR placate conciliate, satisfy.
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OTHER WORDS FROM placate pla·cat·er, noun pla·ca·tion [pley-key -shuh n], /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun un·pla·cat·ed, adjective Words nearby placate plaas, placable, placage, placard, placas, placate , placative, placatory, place, placebo, placebo effect
Definition for placate (2 of 2) [ plak -eyt, -it ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈplæk eɪt, -ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Armor . a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also placard , placcate, plackart .
Origin of placate 2 First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of placard
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Example sentences from the Web for placate Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods.
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He, too, refused to work with the Kudo-kai or placate them and he, too, was shot to death just last December.
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Even now the men might be on the way, but she had a more unselfish motive for wishing to placate Gertie.
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He would like very much to placate him if he could, to talk out the hard facts of life in a quiet and friendly way.
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There was no power we were not prepared to placate , no ruffled plumage we did not hold ourselves competent to smooth.
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To placate the deity that he may reward us in the future is, frankly, the object of all religious ceremonies.
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There is no other means which can placate the wrath of heaven.
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British Dictionary definitions for placate verb (tr) to pacify or appease
Derived forms of placate placation , noun Word Origin for placate C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable
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Words related to placate satisfy, appease, reconcile, assuage, soothe, pacify, mollify, humor, conciliate, sweeten, comfort, stroke, cheer, calm, soft-pedal, tranquilize, propitiate, make up, make peace, play up to