placate UK /pləˈkeɪt/US /ˈpleɪkeɪt/adjective 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(no longer used, rare) Placid, peaceful.When are you more placate and serene? — 1662 verb1 •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.The gleam of the light on the paper placated his professional anger, and he wrote rapidly, the final dash of his signature curling the paper up in a triangular tear. — 1896 formsplacated · placating · placates · more placate · most placate
