English verb: placate | |||
1. | placate (emotion) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | ||
Samples | She managed to mollify the angry customer. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to placate Sue | ||
Synonyms | appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||