pla´cat|ing|ly

pla´cat|ing|ly
pla|cate «PLAY kayt, PLAK ayt», transitive verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
to soothe or satisfy the anger of; make peaceful; appease; pacify; conciliate: »

to placate a person one has offended. A victory so complete…failed to placate the indignant young actress (Joseph Knight).

SYNONYM(S): propitiate.
[< Latin plācāre (with English -ate1) be pleasing, soothe]
pla´cat|er, noun.
pla´cat|ing|ly, adverb.

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  • pla´cat|er — pla|cate «PLAY kayt, PLAK ayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to soothe or satisfy the anger of; make peaceful; appease; pacify; conciliate: »to placate a person one has offended. A victory so complete…failed to placate the indignant young… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pla|cate — «PLAY kayt, PLAK ayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to soothe or satisfy the anger of; make peaceful; appease; pacify; conciliate: »to placate a person one has offended. A victory so complete…failed to placate the indignant young actress… …   Useful english dictionary

  • placatingly — pla·cat·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • placate — pla•cate [[t]ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions • Etymology: 1670–80; < L plācātus, ptp. of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see ate I pla′cat•er, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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