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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“These City Council people placated to the squeaky wheels,” Brandhorst said after the council hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Which is to say, by becoming more understanding of our oppressor’s need to be placated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Those most concerned about Medicaid were placated earlier in the day to at least go along with this step.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
However, "Friends" fans can feel placated in knowing that Perry was already honored by the Television Academy at the 2023 Emmy Awards, which were hosted in January due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 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
