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placate
pla·cate [ pláy kàyt, plá kàyt ] (past and past participle pla·cat·ed, present participle pla·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular pla·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make somebody less angry: to make somebody less angry, upset, or hostile, usually by doing or saying things to please him or her
[Late 17th century. < Latin placat-, past participle of placare "make calm"]

pla·ca·tion [ play káysh'n ] noun
pla·ca·to·ry [ pláykə tàwree, plákə tàwree ] adjective
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