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placate

释义

placate

verb transitive formal

UK /pləˈkeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	placate
he/she/it	placates
present participle	placating
past tense	placated
past participle	placated

1
to stop someone feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want
Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed.
a placating gesture
Synonyms and related words
To make someone less angry
calm down
pacify
appease

placate

verb transitive formal

US /ˈpleɪkeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	placate
he/she/it	placates
present participle	placating
past tense	placated
past participle	placated

1
to stop someone from feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want
Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone less angry
calm down
pacify
appease

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