Definitions for placateˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pla•cateˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt(v.t.)-cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions.
Origin of placate:
1670–80; < L plācātus, ptp. of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please ; see -ate1
pla′ca•tive-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
pla′ca•to`ry-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle(verb)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Wiktionary
placate(Verb)
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.
Origin: From Latin placatus, past participle of placo, from plāk-, from pele-. Related to placeo, floh. More at please.
Webster Dictionary
Placate(noun)
same as Placard, 4 & 5
Placate(verb)
to appease; to pacify; to concilate
Translations for placate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- paaiAfrikaans
- يَسْتَرْضيArabic
- омиротворявамBulgarian
- acalmarPortuguese (BR)
- usmířitCzech
- beschwichtigenGerman
- formildeDanish
- εξευμενίζωGreek
- aplacar, apaciguar, calmarSpanish
- vaigistamaEstonian
- آرام کردنFarsi
- tyynnyttääFinnish
- apaiserFrench
- לְפָייֵסHebrew
- शांत करनाHindi
- pomiriti, ublažitiCroatian
- kiengesztel, lecsendesítHungarian
- menenangkanIndonesian
- sefa, blíðkaIcelandic
- placare, calmareItalian
- なだめるJapanese
- 달래다, 위로하다Korean
- nuraminti, nuteikti savo naudaiLithuanian
- nomierinātLatvian
- meredakanMalay
- tot bedaren brengenDutch
- blidgjøre, formildeNorwegian
- ułagodzić, uspokoićPolish
- آرام کردنPersian
- كرارول، دلاسه كول، خوشالول، پخولاكول ، سړولPashto
- acalmarPortuguese
- aîmpăcaRomanian
- умиротворятьRussian
- uzmieriťSlovak
- pomiritiSlovenian
- umiritiSerbian
- blidka, försonaSwedish
- ทำให้สงบลงThai
- yatıştırmakTurkish
- 安慰Chinese (Trad.)
- примиряти; заспокоюватиUkrainian
- راضي کرنا، مناناUrdu
- xoa dịu aiVietnamese
- 安慰Chinese (Simp.)
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