EGAVE

placate

About 0.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
  2. adjective Placid, peaceful.

Similar words

pacify appease lenify mollify assuage conciliate gentle gruntle ease soothe

Often followed by

the him her them his a and their those

Word family

placated placater placaters placates placating placatingly placation placations placative placatory

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