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Definitions for: Placate [v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify
See Also: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
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