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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pla•cate1 /ˈpleɪkeɪt, ˈplækeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to cause (someone) to stop being angry, resentful, etc., as by giving in to his or her demands; pacify;
appease:He tried to placate the baby by giving her more and more candy.
pla•ca•tion /pleɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -plac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pla•cate1 (plā′kāt, plak′āt),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures:to placate an outraged citizenry.
- Latin plācātus past participle of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see -ate1
- 1670–80;
- Heraldrya piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used esp. as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also, placard, plac′cate, plackart. - apparently variant of placard 1625–35
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