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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Placate

/plāk'-āt/ · Plac·ate · IPA /ˈpleɪkeɪt/
01 n. Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
  1. 1.
    Same as Placard, 4 & 5. See: Placard
02 v. t. To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
imp. & p. p. Placated; p. pr. & vb. n. Placating
  1. 1.
    To appease; to pacify; to concilate.