Word meaning
placate
verb · PLAY-kayt
What does placate mean?
Placate means to make someone less angry or hostile.
Placate in a sentence
“The manager offered a refund to placate the upset customer.”
Synonyms for placate
- appease
- pacify
- mollify
Where does placate come from?
From Latin placare, "to calm."
How to remember placate
- Say it out loud a few times: PLAY-kayt.
- Write one sentence of your own using placate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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