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placate
to calm someone who is angry or upset
Synonyms
Antonyms
- antagonize
- provoke
- enrage
placate in a sentence
The airline offered meal vouchers to placate the delayed passengers.
Nora lowered the music to placate her neighbor, who had complained about the noise.
Where it comes from
From Latin placare, meaning 'to calm or appease.'
Memory hook
PLACATE sounds like 'place cake': place cake before an angry guest to calm them.
Read it in context
- The Refusal at Ashdown Narrative