placate

[pley-keyt]

placate Definition

• 1. to make someone less angry or hostile
• 2. to calm or soothe someone who is upset

Using placate: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "placate" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  He tried to placate his girlfriend by buying her flowers.

• Example

  The company offered a discount to placate the angry customers.

• Example

  The teacher placated the crying child with a toy.

• Example

  The government promised to take action to placate the protesters.

placate Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for placate

• appease
• pacify
• soothe
• conciliate
• mollify

Antonyms for placate

• provoke
• irritate
• incite

Phrases with placate

• placate someone's anger

  to calm someone down who is very angry

  Example

  I tried to placate his anger by apologizing for my mistake.

• placate one's fears

  to calm someone down who is afraid

  Example

  The doctor tried to placate the patient's fears about the surgery.

• placate a mob

  to calm down a large group of people who are angry or upset

  Example

  The police used tear gas to placate the mob and disperse them.

Origins of placate

from Latin 'placatus', meaning 'appeased'

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Summary: placate in Brief

The verb 'placate' [pley-keyt] means to make someone less angry or hostile, or to calm or soothe someone who is upset. It can be used in various contexts, such as calming a crying child or offering a discount to angry customers. The phrase 'placate someone's anger' is an example of its usage.