was wotd|2007|January|16
English
Etymology
From Latin placare

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/pl��keɪt/ or /pleɪ�keɪt/
italbrac|US IPA|/�pleɪkeɪt/ or /pleɪ�keɪt/
audio|en-us-placate.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪt

Verb
en-verb|placat|ing

1. transitive 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.

Synonyms
italbrac|to calm: appease, mollify, satisfy

Antonyms
italbrac|to calm: enrage

Translations
trans-top|to calm
Icelandic: róa, sefa, fróa
Swedish: blidka
trans-mid
Vietnamese: xoa d�u
trans-bottom

Derived terms
placater
placating
placatingly
placation
placatory

Italian
Verb
placate

1. second-person plural present tense of placare
2. second-person plural imperative of placare
3. feminine plural past participle of placare

Category:Italian verb forms

io:placate
hu:placate
pl:placate
pt:placate
vi:placate
zh:placate

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