placates

Meaning of placates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (someone) less angry or hostile.
    they attempted to placate the students with promises

late 17th century: from Latin placat- ‘appeased’, from the verb placare .

Information about placates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of placates is: placate.
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Hyphenation of placates

pla-cates

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • placates is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

placates synonyms

Meaning quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:

pacify

Meaning make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe:

calm

Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:

appease

Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):

mollify

Meaning gently calm (a person or their feelings):

soothe

Meaning make or become silent, calm, or still:

quiet

Meaning stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate:

conciliate

Meaning win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them:

propitiate

Meaning comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be:

humour

placates antonyms

Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:

provoke

Meaning fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in:

anger

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