placate
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pla·cate
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tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify. [Latin plācāre, plācāt-, to calm; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.] pla'cat'er n., pla·ca'tion (plā-kā'shən) n., pla'ca·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē), pla'ca'tive (-kā'tĭv) adj. |
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| placation | |
noun | |
| the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity |
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Placation
Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.] The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589).
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