placate
1[ pley-keyt, plak-eyt ]
/ ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt /
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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.
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Origin of placate
1First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin plācātus, past participle of plācāre “to quiet, calm, appease,” akin to placēre “to please”; cf. please
OTHER WORDS FROM placate
pla·cat·er, nounpla·ca·tion [pley-key-shuhn], /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounun·pla·cat·ed, adjectiveOther definitions for placate (2 of 2)
placate2
[ plak-eyt, -it ]
/ ˈplæk eɪt, -ɪt /
noun Armor.
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Origin of placate
2First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of placard
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British Dictionary definitions for placate
placate
/ (pləˈkeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to pacify or appease
Derived forms of placate
placation, nounWord Origin for placate
C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable
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