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- Dictionaryplacate/pləˈkeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (someone) less angry or hostile: "they attempted to placate the students with promises"
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Placate means to stop someone from feeling angry or to make someone calm. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
to stop someone from feeling angry: Outraged minority groups...
- Znaczenie Placate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PLACATE definicja: 1. to stop someone from feeling angry: 2....
- Placate: Polish Translation
PLACATE translate: uspokajać, udobruchać, ułagodzić,...
- Placate: Czech Translation
placate - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Placate: Norwegian Translation
placate - translate into Norwegian with the...
- Placate: Malay Translation
placate translate: meredakan. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Placate: Thai Translation
placate translate: ทำให้สงบลง. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Placate: German Translation
placate translate: beschwichtigen. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Placate means to soothe or appease especially by concessions. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this verb from Latin placare.
Placate means to stop someone from feeling angry, often by promising or reassuring them. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.
Placate means to appease or pacify, or a piece of armor protecting the lower torso. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.
If you placate someone, you stop them from being angry by giving them something or doing something that pleases them. If your dad is annoyed that you forgot to take out the trash, you might be able to placate him by doing the dishes.
Placate means to do or say something to make someone stop feeling angry. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, with synonyms and pronunciation guides.
placate somebody to make somebody feel less angry about something synonym pacify. She saw the anger in his eyes and stepped forward with a placating smile. The concessions did little to placate the students.