Word

placate, v.
(placated, placates, placating)

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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appease assuage conciliate gentle gruntle lenify mollify pacify placate

sample sentences

"She managed to mollify the angry customer"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pacification pacifier peace peace

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conciliative conciliation conciliator conciliation

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mollification mollification

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derivationally related form

placatory placative placation

semantic pointers

hypernym

calm, quiet, still, calm down, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull