placate
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pla·cate
(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.
placation pla·ca'tion (plā-kā'shən) n.
placatory pla'ca·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) or pla'ca'tive (-kā'tĭv) adj.
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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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placate
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.
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placate
v
Definition: soothe, pacify
Antonyms: agitate, anger, provoke, upset, worry
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placate
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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categories related to 'placate'
- 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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Placate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formilde, lukke munden på
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
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يهديء, يسترضي
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - פייס, שיכך, הרגיע
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