placatory

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That placates; pacifying

While placatory on the hostages, Raja'i dismissed any possibility of a ceasefire in the war.

A placatory remark or action is intended to make someone stop feeling angry. When next he spoke he was more placatory He raised a placatory hand. `All right, we'll see what we can do.' = appeasing
{s} conciliatory, serving to pacify; intended to appease, designed to satisfy; calming, soothing
placate
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate
placate
to bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness
placate
If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. He smiled, trying to placate me `I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. = appease. to make someone stop feeling angry = appease (past participle of placare)
placate
To appease; to pacify; to concilate
placate
Same as Placard, 4 & 5
placate
To calm; to bring peace to; to sate someone who was furious up to the point that they are content, or at least no longer irate
placate
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
placate
{f} appease, satisfy; conciliate, reconcile; calm, pacify, comfort
placatory

    Silbentrennung

    pla·ca·to·ry

    Synonyme

    placative

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'plA-"kAt, 'pla- ] (transitive verb.) 1678. Latin placatus, past participle of placare; more at PLEASE.
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