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pla·cate

(plā′kāt′, plăk′āt′)

tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.

[Latin plācāre, plācāt-, to calm; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

pla′cat′er n.

pla·ca′tion (plā-kā′shən) n.

pla′ca·to′ry (-tôr′ē), pla′ca′tive (-kā′tĭv) adj.

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placater

(pləˈkeɪtə)

a person or thing that placates someone

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