placate
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that…To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
» You need to placate Tom.
Вам потрібно заспокоїти Тома.
Тобі потрібно заспокоїти Тома.
Meaning
1 sensesTo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
beschwichtigen, besänftigen, begütigen
умиротворя́тьumirotvorjátʹ, успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ, униматьunimatʹ
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Examples
11 sentencesYou need to placate Tom.
Вам потрібно заспокоїти Тома.
I said it only to placate Tom.
You won't placate him with that explanation.
deSie beschwichtigen ihn nicht mit dieser Darstellung.
Don't feed me lies to placate me.
A compromise was reached to placate both sides.
ruЧтобы успокоить обе стороны, был достигнут компромисс.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin plācātus, perfect passive parFirst attested in the late 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin plācātus, perfect passive participle of plācō (“appease, placate”, literally “smooth, smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more), ultimately thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“smooth, flat”), from *pele- (“broad, flat, plain”). Related to Latin placeō (“appease”), Old English flōh (“flat stone, chip”). More at please.
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Forms
placates, placating, placated, placatedSynonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle