
Placate
To calm or appease someone who is angry or upset.
verbPlacate
To calm or appease someone who is angry or upset.
verb
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Imagine This
If the prison provides 'play and eat' just like a resort, will you bet that the inmates will calm down and become less violent?
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Sounds Like
PLEY-kayt
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Looks Like
play ate → play and eat
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Remember This
From Latin placatus, the past participle of placere 'to please'; related to placid and other words meaning calm or agreeable.
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Other Forms
placatesverb
placatingverb
placatedverb
placationnoun
placatornoun
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Note
Placate emphasizes soothing someone's anger through concessions or conciliatory actions. It does not imply defeating or punishing the other party; it focuses on calming feelings.
