Placate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as placard, 4 & 5.
  • v. To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To appease or pacify; conciliate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • Antonym
    enrage   
    Verb Form
    placated    placates    placating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    calm    tranquillise    calm down    quieten    lull    still    tranquillize    quiet    tranquilize   
    Variant
    placard   
    Form
    placated    placating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appease    pacify    concilate    satisfy    mollify   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    vacate