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pla·cate

1[pley-keyt, plak-eyt]
verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin plācātus past participle of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see -ate1

pla·cat·er, noun
pla·ca·tion [pley-key-shuhn] , noun
un·pla·cat·ed, adjective


conciliate, satisfy.

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plac·ate

2[plak-eyt, -it]
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.
Also, placard, plac·cate, plackart.


Origin:
1625–35; apparently variant of placard
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placate (pləˈkeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to pacify or appease
 
[C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable]
 
pla'cation
 
n

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placate
mid-15c., from L. placatus, pp. of placare "to calm, appease," related to placere (see please).
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