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placate
1[pley-keyt, plak-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures.
to placate an outraged citizenry.
Synonyms: ,
placate
2[plak-eyt, -it]
noun
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
placate
/ əˈɪ /
verb
(tr) to pacify or appease
Other Word Forms
- placater noun
- placation noun
- unplacated adjective
- ˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of placate1
Example Sentences
Expanding free school meals for kids in England seems designed to placate some of those critics in advance, but there could be more to make them mutinous.
The move was largely seen as an attempt to placate Trump, who has justified widespread tariffs against Canada by blaming the country for illegal immigration into the US.
But it was enough to placate Trump and convince him Russia was serious about wanting peace.
They continued to air them nonetheless to placate their conservative viewers, the motion added, showing reckless disregard for the truth.
Any willingness to placate the president could have the “60 Minutes” journalists and producers looking over their shoulders as they try to do their jobs.
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