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pla·cate  (plkt, plkt)

tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.

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[Latin plcre, plct-, to calm; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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placater n.

pla·cation (pl-kshn) n.

placa·tory (-tôr, -tr), placative (-ktv) adj.

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placate [pləˈkeɪt]

vb

(tr) to pacify or appease

[from Latin plācāre; see placable]

placation  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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placate

verb calm, satisfy, humour, soothe, appease, assuage, pacify, mollify, win someone over, conciliate, propitiate He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.

Translations

placate [pləˈkeɪt] VT → aplacar, apaciguar

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placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → apaiser

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placate

vt → besänftigen, beschwichtigen

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placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → placare, calmare

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placate

v placate [pləˈkeit, (American ) ˈpleikeit]

to stop (an angry person) feeling angry He placated her with an apology. paai يَسْتَرْضي омиротворявам usmířit formilde beschwichtigen εξευμενίζω aplacar, apaciguar, calmar vaigistama آرام کردن tyynnyttää apaiser לְפָייֵס शांत करना pomiriti,ublažiti kiengesztel, lecsendesít menenangkan sefa, blíðka placare, calmare なだめる 달래다, 위로하다 nuraminti, nuteikti savo naudai nomierināt meredakan tot bedaren brengen blidgjøre, formilde ułagodzić, uspokoić acalmar a împăca умиротворять uzmieriť pomiriti umiriti blidka, försona ทำให้สงบลง yatıştırmak 安慰 примиряти; заспокоювати راضي کرنا، منانا xoa dịu ai 安慰