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- pronunciation:
- pleI
keIt
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plae
keIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
placates, placating, placated |
| definition: |
to calm down and make less angry, esp. by appeasement; conciliate; pacify.
The company executives tried to placate the protesters by agreeing to make minor changes in their policies.He hoped to placate his girlfriend with a bouquet a roses.- synonyms:
- appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify
- antonyms:
- antagonize, enrage, incense, provoke
- similar words:
- allay, assuage, calm, palliate, propitiate, soothe, still
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| related words: |
assuage, compose, lull, pacify, satisfy |
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| derivations: |
placater (n.), placation (n.) |
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