placate

/ˈpleɪkeɪt/

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Type

Verb

  • Formal

Meaning

  1. To make someone less angry, hostile, or upset by offering concessions or soothing words.

    • The manager offered free dessert to placate the upset diner after the long wait.

Collocations

  • placate critics
  • placate customers
  • attempt to placate
  • effort to placate

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • provoke
  • enrage
  • antagonize