placate

Placate is defined as to soothe someone who is angry or upset by making concessions.

(verb)

Buying a crying baby a stuffed animal at a store is an example of placate.

See placate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb placated, placating

to stop from being angry; appease

Origin: < L placatus, pp. of placare, to appease: see please

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See placate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.

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Origin: Latin plācāre, plācāt-, to calm; see plāk-¹ in Indo-European roots

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