placate
[verb]
Synonyms: calm, appease, assuage, conciliate, humour, mollify, pacify, propitiate, soothe

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Antonyms: enrage
Contrasted words: anger, incense, infuriate, madden, excite, pique, provoke, stimulate
Related Idioms: lay the dust
Related Words: comfort, tranquilize

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pla‧cate /pləˈkeɪt $ ˈpleɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of placare]
to make someone stop feeling angry Synonym : appease Antonym : rile:
These changes did little to placate the unions.
—placatory /pləˈkeɪtəri, ˈplækətəri $ ˈpleɪkətɔːri/ adjective:
a placatory smile

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