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Pronunciation:
[ plɐkˈe͡ɪt], [ plɐkˈeɪt], [ p_l_ɐ_k_ˈeɪ_t]
Related words: appease, comfort, pacify, soothe, placate meaning, placate definition
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Similar words for placate:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- appease (verb)
- arbitrate (verb)
- assuage (verb)
- becalm (verb)
- calm (verb)
- compose (verb)
- content (verb)
- dulcify (verb)
- mitigate (verb)
- mollify (verb)
- pacify (verb)
- patch up (verb)
- placate (verb)
- reconcile (verb)
- satisfy (verb)
- sweeten (verb)
- other synonyms
- calm
- compose
- content
- dulcify
- other relevant words
- pacify
- patch up
- satisfy
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Placate:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)- gruntle,
- placebo,
- bread,
- simmer down,
- chill out,
- ease,
- placatory,
- pacifier,
- lie down,
- steam,
- cool,
- relaxing,
- Ahold,
- calm (sb) down,
- defuse,
- quiet,
- slow down,
- gentle,
- steady,
- melt,
- balls-to-the-wall,
- conciliate,
- chill,
- slow,
- wind 1,
- loose,
- decompression,
- chillax,
- shirt,
- settle,
- lull,
- lenify,
- decompress,
- wind down,
- thing,
- bask,
- kick back,
- humour,
- propitiatory,
- home,
- kick,
- simmer,
- soften,
- unwind,
- wit,
- shower,
- put,
- settle (sb) down,
- break,
- relaxation,
- lighten up,
- relax,
- unbend,
- still,
- pour,
- sedate,
- mellow,
- icebreaker,
- weight,
- emollient,
- thaw.
v.
• appease (verb) • arbitrate (verb)- decide,
- adjudge,
- judge,
- determine,
- play ball,
- bring to terms,
- negotiate,
- intervene,
- umpire,
- adjust,
- mediate,
- parley,
- adjudicate,
- smooth,
- step in.
- cool it,
- hush,
- becalm,
- console,
- cool out,
- tranquilize,
- relieve,
- quieten,
- take it easy,
- lay back,
- balm,
- stroke.
- control,
- contain,
- rein,
- check,
- hold in,
- regulate,
- collect,
- solace,
- tune down,
- restrain,
- resolve,
- smother,
- repress,
- arrange,
- ease up,
- Re-collect,
- let up,
- slacken,
- suppress,
- modulate.
- charm,
- delight,
- tickle,
- thrill,
- captivate,
- enrapture,
- bewitch,
- gladden,
- suffice,
- make happy,
- indulge.
- kiss and make up,
- tame,
- ebb,
- square,
- bury the hatchet,
- put the lid on,
- chasten,
- qualify,
- grease,
- pacificate,
- con,
- butter up,
- stabilize,
- silence.
- re stores,
- re storing,
- making friends,
- makes friends,
- re store,
- re stored,
- re-storing,
- re-stores,
- re-stored.
- inter ceding,
- re conciliate,
- re conciliated,
- inter cede,
- reconciliated,
- inter-cede,
- gotten together on,
- inter-cedes,
- pro-portion,
- co ordinates,
- getting together on,
- re-conciliates,
- pro portioned,
- inter-ceded,
- re establishing,
- inter ceded,
- re unite,
- re conciliates,
- re conciliating,
- re-conciliate,
- re-unite,
- re-uniting,
- inter-ceding,
- re establish,
- re unites,
- got together on,
- re establishes,
- reconciliating,
- restored harmony,
- pro-portions,
- re united,
- re-unites,
- re-conciliating,
- re uniting,
- pro portions,
- pro-portioned,
- pro-portioning,
- re-united,
- pro portion,
- gat together on,
- pro portioning,
- re-conciliated,
- co ordinate,
- inter cedes,
- reconciliates,
- restores harmony,
- restoring harmony,
- gets together on,
- re established.
- filling bill,
- doeth the trick,
- be-friended,
- brightens up,
- brightening up,
- be friended,
- hit spot,
- filled the bill,
- does the trick,
- filled bill,
- doing the trick,
- doth trick,
- fills bill,
- dost trick,
- does trick,
- didst trick,
- makes the grade,
- be-friending,
- be friending,
- be-friend,
- doing trick,
- making grade,
- makes grade,
- fill bill,
- doest the trick,
- did trick,
- doeth trick,
- do trick,
- doest trick,
- filling the bill,
- fills the bill,
- selling on,
- sells on,
- made grade,
- be-friends,
- doth the trick,
- make grade,
- didst the trick,
- dost the trick,
- be friend,
- did the trick.
Other synonyms:
• calm- sedated,
- steadied,
- steadying,
- relaxes,
- steadies,
- taking it easy,
- quietened,
- balmed,
- laid back,
- takes it easy,
- sedates,
- sedating,
- soft pedal.
- Co-ordinates,
- coming together,
- straightened out,
- mollify,
- gratify,
- Proportioning,
- patch up,
- brings together,
- Parleying,
- come to terms,
- interpose,
- dulls,
- win over,
- Proportioned,
- re-establish,
- take the edge off,
- judges,
- Parleyed,
- brought together,
- make nice,
- straightening out,
- soothe,
- quell,
- Umpiring,
- Dulling,
- work out a deal,
- patch things up,
- referee,
- hammer out a deal,
- calm,
- re-established,
- sated,
- intervenes,
- work out deal,
- assuage,
- trade off,
- come to school,
- reconcile,
- take the sting out,
- sweeten,
- bring together,
- pour oil on,
- mitigate,
- make a deal,
- compose,
- co-ordinate,
- Soothed,
- coming to terms,
- hammer out deal,
- propitiate,
- straighten out,
- make matters up,
- comes together,
- were enough,
- bringing together,
- restore harmony,
- come together,
- soften up,
- lighten,
- placate,
- Umpired,
- reconciliate,
- strike happy medium,
- re-establishing,
- mitigated,
- take sting out,
- be enough,
- pass judgment,
- re-establishes,
- pacify,
- get together on,
- satisfy,
- appease,
- arbitrate,
- makes nice.
- making the grade,
- brightened up,
- made merry,
- sell on,
- make the grade,
- do the trick,
- fill the bill,
- makes merry,
- making merry,
- sold on,
- made the grade,
- make merry,
- be friends,
- brighten up.
- impassive,
- limpid,
- neutralize,
- settlement,
- propitiation,
- pacific,
- placid,
- heal the breach,
- stay,
- smooth over,
- assortment,
- clear,
- ask pardon,
- conciliatory,
- imperturbable,
- dwell,
- reside,
- cheer,
- fulfil,
- reunite,
- humor,
- cosset,
- equable,
- concession,
- coddle,
- unite,
- jolly,
- dispassionate,
- consolatory,
- smooth out,
- use sparingly,
- baby,
- soothing,
- reassure,
- lucid,
- mollycoddle,
- slake,
- disarm,
- entitle,
- peaceful,
- appeasement,
- tranquillise,
- please,
- quash,
- extinguish,
- beg pardon,
- season,
- make peace,
- restful,
- smooth down,
- conciliation,
- placatingly,
- cool off,
- cease,
- comforting,
- soft,
- atonement,
- comfortable,
- mediation,
- play up to,
- get together,
- ennoble,
- spoil,
- serene,
- balmy,
- lay,
- accommodate,
- make up,
- bide,
- pamper,
- tranquillize.
How to use "Placate" in context?
Placate literally means "to appease." It is a verb meaning to make someone content, to quiet someone down, or to persuade someone to a particular course of action. Placating someone can be difficult, but it is important to remember that the goal is not to make the person happy, but to prevent further conflict.
There are a number of methods that can be used to placate someone. Some easy techniques include apologizing, offering sincere compliments, and trying to understand the other person's point of view. More difficult methods may include offering financial compensation, providing emotional support, or making concessions.
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