the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
placating (or placative) gestures
an astonishingly placatory speech
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placative — index nonmilitant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
placative — adjective That placates; pacifying. Penrods answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative. Syn: placatory … Wiktionary
placative — adjective see placate … New Collegiate Dictionary
placative — /play kay tiv, keuh , plak ay tiv, plak euh /, adj. placatory. [1930 35; PLACATE1 + IVE] * * * … Universalium
placative — adj. conciliatory, serving to pacify; intended to appease, designed to satisfy; calming, soothing … English contemporary dictionary
placative — pla·ca·tive … English syllables
appeasing — adjective intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich placating (or placative) gestures an astonishingly placatory speech • Syn: ↑placating, ↑placative, ↑placatory … Useful english dictionary
placating — adjective intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich placating (or placative) gestures an astonishingly placatory speech • Syn: ↑appeasing, ↑placative, ↑placatory … Useful english dictionary
placatory — adjective intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich placating (or placative) gestures an astonishingly placatory speech • Syn: ↑appeasing, ↑placating, ↑placative … Useful english dictionary
placate — transitive verb (placated; placating) Etymology: Latin placatus, past participle of placare more at please Date: 1678 to soothe or mollify especially by concessions ; appease Synonyms: see pacify • placater noun • placatingly adv … New Collegiate Dictionary
