About The Word Placate
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Placate
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What's The Definition Of Placate?
[v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Placate: appease | assuage | conciliate | gentle | gruntle | lenify | mollify | pacify Related Terms | Find terms related to Placate: allay | appease | assuage | calm | comfort | conciliate | cool | defuse | dulcify | lay | lay the dust | mollify | pacify | pour balm on | propitiate | smooth | smooth down | smooth over | soothe | sweeten | tranquilize See Also | calm | calm down | lull | quiet | quieten | still | tranquilize | tranquillise | tranquillize Placate In Webster's Dictionary \Plac"ate\, n.
Same as {Placard}, 4 & 5.
\Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate, akin to placere to please. See {Please}.] To appease; to pacify; to concilate. ``Therefore is he always propitiated and placated.'' --Cudworth. |
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