placating

Variant of placate

placate definition

pla·cate (plā′kāt′, plā kāt′; also plak′āt′)

transitive verb placated -·cat′ed, placating -·cat′·ing

to stop from being angry; appease

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

Related Forms:

  • placater pla′·cat′er noun
  • placation pla·ca′·tion noun
  • placative pla·ca·tive (plā′kāt′iv, -kət-; plak′āt′-) adjective
  • placatory pla′·ca·to′ry adjective

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