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placateplacate /ˈpleɪkeɪt, ˈplæ-/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYplacateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of placare VERB TABLEplacate |
Present | I, you, we, they | placate | | he, she, it | placates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | placated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have placated | | he, she, it | has placated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had placated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will placate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have placated |
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Present | I | am placating | | he, she, it | is placating | | you, we, they | are placating | Past | I, he, she, it | was placating | | you, we, they | were placating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been placating | | he, she, it | has been placating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been placating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be placating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been placating |
formal to make someone stop feeling angry: She hoped her apology would placate him.—placatory /ˈpleɪkəˌtɔri/ adjective: placatory words |