PLACATE

[pla.cate] vt pla.cat.ed ; pla.cat.ing [L placatus, pp. of placare--more at please] (1678): to soothe or mollify esp. by concessions: appease syn see pacify -- pla.cat.er n -- pla.cat.ing.ly adv -- pla.ca.tion n -- pla.ca.tive adj -- pla.ca.to.ry adj