placating

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A form of placate — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of placate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveintended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

placating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placating

MLA

“placating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placating.

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