placate

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pla·cate / ˈplākāt/ • v. [tr.] make (someone) less angry or hostile: they attempted to placate the students with promises.DERIVATIVES: pla·cat·er n.pla·cat·ing·ly / pləˈkāting-lē/ adv.pla·ca·tion / plāˈkāshən/ n.pla·ca·to·ry / -kəˌtôrē; ˈplakə-/ adj.

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