placates
Meaning of placates
verb, 3rd person present
- make (someone) less angry or hostile.
they attempted to placate the students with promises
late 17th century: from Latin placat- ‘appeased’, from the verb placare .
Information about placates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of placates is: placate.
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Hyphenation of placates
pla-cates
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- placates is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
placates synonyms
Meaning quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:
Meaning make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:
Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:
Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):
Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):
Meaning make or become silent, calm, or still:
Meaning stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate:
Meaning win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them:
Meaning comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be:
placates antonyms
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:
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