placate
verb (used with object)
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures.
placated
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past participleof placate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof placate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
placateverb (used with object)to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures.
Example Sentences
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The team placated him with a bottle of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Those most concerned about Medicaid were placated earlier in the day to at least go along with this step.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
Those moves have not placated the protesters, who have been demonstrating intermittently since October and have transformed their activity into a daily presence since March 24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
They had to be placated and their favor sought in order to ensure the fertility of the soil and the rotation of the seasons.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
