placate
Placid, peacefulPlacid, peaceful.
» You need to placate Tom.
Вам потрібно заспокоїти Тома. — Ahha
Тобі потрібно заспокоїти Тома. — Ahha
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1 senses(obsolete, rare)Placid, peaceful.
Examples
11 sentencesYou need to placate Tom.
Вам потрібно заспокоїти Тома. — Ahha
I said it only to placate Tom.
You won't placate him with that explanation.
deSie beschwichtigen ihn nicht mit dieser Darstellung. — kutschektar
Don't feed me lies to placate me.
A compromise was reached to placate both sides.
ruЧтобы успокоить обе стороны, был достигнут компромисс. — marafon
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
more placate, most placate| Comparative | more placate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most placate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form