placate¹

[pley-keyt, plak-eyt]

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verb (used with object), pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing.

to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.

Origin of placate¹

1670–80; < Latin plācātus past participle of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see -ate¹

Related formspla·cat·er, nounpla·ca·tion

[pley-key-shuh n] /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounun·pla·cat·ed, adjective

Synonyms

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conciliate, satisfy.

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Examples from the Web for placated

Contemporary Examples

But consuming anger is not placated by justification, not toward the stranger and not toward the self.
Shavuot and Self-Immolation
Shaul Magid
May 14, 2013
And it hardly seems that the ones who have not been placated by now are going to change their minds about the guy over this.
Obama's Baffling Gay Snub
Eric Alterman
October 15, 2010
These questions will not be easily dodged; nor will the faithful be placated by casuistry or platitudes.
Leave the Pope Alone
Tunku Varadarajan
April 4, 2010
But the gay community is unlikely to be placated by either the speech or the venue.
Can Obama Make Peace With Gays
Gabriel Arana
October 9, 2009

Historical Examples

But in the special constabulary your sergeant is a man to be placated.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914
Various
There are ways given to women whereby men of his type can be placated.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
Revenue officers have perhaps been placated in the same way.
Highways & Byways in Sussex
E.V. Lucas
Nevertheless, at the present moment Clarence was to be placated.
Susy, A Story of the Plains
Bret Harte
If she should tell him everything, and he should refuse to be placated—what could she do then?
A Black Adonis
Linn Boyd Porter

British Dictionary definitions for placated

placate

verb

(tr) to pacify or appease

Derived Formsplacation, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable

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Word Origin and History for placated

placate

v.

1670s, a back-formation from placation or else from Latin placatus "soothed, quiet, gentle, calm, peaceful," past participle of placare "to calm, appease, quiet, soothe, assuage," related to placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placated; placating; placatingly.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for placated

Contemporary Examples

But consuming anger is not placated by justification, not toward the stranger and not toward the self.

And it hardly seems that the ones who have not been placated by now are going to change their minds about the guy over this.

These questions will not be easily dodged; nor will the faithful be placated by casuistry or platitudes.

But the gay community is unlikely to be placated by either the speech or the venue.

Historical Examples

But in the special constabulary your sergeant is a man to be placated.

There are ways given to women whereby men of his type can be placated.

Revenue officers have perhaps been placated in the same way.

Nevertheless, at the present moment Clarence was to be placated.

If she should tell him everything, and he should refuse to be placated—what could she do then?

placate

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for placated

placate

v.

placate¹

Origin of placate¹