placate

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pləˈkeɪt/, /pleɪˈkeɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpleɪkeɪt/, /pleɪˈkeɪt/

Verb

placate (placates, present participle placating; past and past participle placated)

1. (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.

Synonyms

• (to calm) appease, conciliate, mollify, propitiate, satisfy

Antonyms

• (to calm) enrage

Related terms

• placid

Translations

• French: apaiser, calmer
• German: beschwichtigen, besänftigen
• Italian: placare
• Portuguese: aplacar
• Russian: умиротворя́ть
• Spanish: aplacar

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