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Definition of placate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

placate

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈpleɪkeɪt//
 
placate somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they placate
 
he / she / it placates
 
past simple placated
 
-ing form placating
 
 
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to make someone feel less angry about something synonym pacify a placating smile The concessions did little to placate the students.
See placate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary