About The Word Placation
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Placation
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What's The Definition Of Placation?
[n] the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
Synonyms | Synonyms for Placation: conciliation | propitiation Related Terms | Find terms related to Placation: appeasement | calming | conciliation | detente | dulcification | easing of relations | mediation | mollification | pacification | peace-keeping force | peacemaking | peacemongering | placability | propitiation | relaxation of tension | soothing | tranquilization | United Nations troops See Also | appeasement | calming Placation In Webster's Dictionary \Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.]
The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589).
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