placate
IPA: pɫˈeɪkeɪt
verb
- (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
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Examples of "placate" in Sentences
- He was anxious to placate the crowd.
- I hope that it will placate the girl.
- I gave fish just to placate the penguins.
- Some revise the language in an effort to placate.
- We are not here to placate the sensibilities of a particular group.