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Verb: placate  pleykeyt or plakeyt
  1. Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
    - pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, gentle, gruntle

Derived forms: placated, placates, placating

See also: placation, placative

Type of: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

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