Meaning of PLACATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pleykeyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss" |
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| | Synonyms: | | appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify |
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| | See Also: | | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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