placate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pləˈkeɪt/ or /pleɪˈkeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpleɪkeɪt/ or /pleɪˈkeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: pla‧cate

Verb

Plain form placate

Third-person singular placates

Past tense placated

Past participle placated

Present participle placating

1. (transitive) If you placate a person, you calm them down by making them less angry.