Placate Synonyms and Antonyms

plā'kāt', plăk'āt'

Synonyms for Placate

To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).

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To appease, pacify, gain the good will of.

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To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

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To make less harsh

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(Intransitive) To become calm.

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Assuage is defined as to make better or lessen.

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To remove salty or acidic flavors with a sweetener

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To make less severe or intense:

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To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease:

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Soothe is defined as to calm or relieve.

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(--- Now Rare) To alleviate; ease

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To gain (regard, good will, etc.) by friendly acts

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To comply with the mood or whim of (another); indulge

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To make something or someone tranquil; to pacify or calm.

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To assuage or mitigate; to soften.

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(Obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.

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Antonyms for Placate

The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.

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The definition of provoke is to push something to happen, or to annoy.

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To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties

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To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes

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Words Related to Placate

To cause someone to become quiet.

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To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

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pander to

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