placate

(plā'kāt', plăk'āt')
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See synonyms at pacify.

[Latin plācāre, plācāt-, to calm.]

placater pla'cat'er n.
placation pla·ca'tion (plā-kā'shən) n.
placatory pla'ca·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) or pla'ca'tive (-kā'tĭv) adj.

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verb

To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See calm/agitation.

v

Definition: soothe, pacify
Antonyms: agitate, anger, provoke, upset, worry

IN BRIEF: To calm down and make less hostile or angry; pacify.

We have friends but they have not been made by silence or pussyfooting. If we have enemies, we do not placate them. — William H. Grimes

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For a list of words related to placate, see:

• Armor - placate: piece of armor that reinforces breastplate over lower torso
• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - placate: (vb) appease, calm by concessions

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formilde, lukke munden på

Nederlands (Dutch)
paaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - apaiser, calmer

Deutsch (German)
v. - besänftigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξευμενίζω, κατευνάζω

Italiano (Italian)
conciliare, placare, pacificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aplacar, apaziguar

Русский (Russian)
успокаивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aplacar, apaciguar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blidka, försona

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抚慰, 怀柔, 和解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撫慰, 懷柔, 和解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 달래다, 화해시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - なだめる, 静める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهديء, يسترضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פייס, שיכך, הרגיע‬

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