PLACATE


Meaning of PLACATE in English

/ pləˈkeɪt; NAmE ˈpleɪkeɪt/ verb

[ vn ] to make sb feel less angry about sth

SYN pacify :

a placating smile

The concessions did little to placate the students.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin placat- appeased, from the verb placare .

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