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Definition of placatory - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅ca⋅to⋅ry

  [pley-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, plak-uh-]
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–adjective
serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply.
Origin:
1630–40; < LL plācātōrius. See placate 1 , -tory 1
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pla·cate   (plā'kāt', plāk'āt')   
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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