placate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin plācātus, past participle of plācō (“appease, placate”, literally “smooth, smoothen”), from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“smooth, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pele- (“broad, flat, plain”). Related to Latin placeō (“appease”), Old English flōh (“flat stone, chip”). More at please.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
placate (third-person singular simple present placates, present participle placating, simple past and past participle placated)
- (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
- (to calm): enrage
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to calm
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Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
placate
- second-person plural present tense of placare
- second-person plural imperative of placare
- feminine plural past participle of placare
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
plācāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of plācō
