Definitions
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Word origin
First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin plācātus, perfect passive participle of plācō (“appease, placate”, literally “smooth, smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more), ultimately thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“smooth, flat”), from *pele- (“broad, flat, plain”). Related to Latin placeō (“appease”), Old English flōh (“flat stone, chip”). More at please.
Used in a sentence
“The gleam of the light on the paper placated his professional anger, and he wrote rapidly, the final dash of his signature curling the paper up in a triangular tear.”
“To-day a deity who should require bleeding sacrifices to placate him would be too sanguinary to be taken seriously.”
“They turned their shoulders to her most savage slashes, and with wagging tails and mincing steps strove to placate her wrath.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Calm down”7 letters
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