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placative
pla·cate P0342200 (plā′kāt′, plăk′āt′)tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify. [Latin plācāre, plācāt-, to calm; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.] pla′cat′er n.pla·ca′tion (plā-kā′shən) n.pla′ca·to′ry (-tôr′ē), pla′ca′tive (-kā′tĭv) adj.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | placative - intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"appeasing, placating, placatoryconciliative, conciliatory - intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" |
placative Related to placative: undeterredSynonyms for placativeadj intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessionsSynonyms- appeasing
- placating
- placatory
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