placate

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: plac=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

placate, n. 

 Same as Placard, 4 & 5.  [1913 Webster]

placate, v. t. [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate, akin to placere to please. See Please.].

 To appease; to pacify; to concilate.  Cudworth.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

placate, v.tr. pacify; conciliate.

Derivative

placatingly adv. placation n. placatory adj.

Etymology

L placare placat-

THESAURUS

placate

allay, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, conciliate, cool, defuse, dulcify, lay, lay the dust, mollify, pacify, pour balm on, propitiate, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, soothe, sweeten, tranquilize

ROGET THESAURUS

placate

Pacification

VB pacify, tranquilize, compose, allay, reconcile, propitiate, placate, conciliate, meet halfway, hold out the olive branch, heal the breach, make peace, restore harmony, bring to terms, settle matters, arrange matters, accommodate matters, accommodate differences, set straight, make up a quarrel, tantas componere lites, come to an understanding, come to terms, bridge over, hush up, make it, make matters up, shake hands, mend one's fences, raise a siege, lift a siege, put up the sword, sheathe the sword, bury the hatchet, lay down one's arms, turn swords into plowshares, smoke the calumet of peace, close the temple of Janus, keep the peace, be pacified, come round.

Forgiveness

VB forgive, forgive and forget, pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands, forget an injury, excuse, pass over, overlook, wink at, bear with, allow for, make allowances for, let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront, let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve, acquit, beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon, conciliate, propitiate, placate, make up a quarrel, let the wound heal.