placate1

[pley-keyt, plak-eyt] /ˈpleɪ keɪt, ˈplæk eɪt/
verb (used with object), placated, placating.
1.
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures:
to placate an outraged citizenry.
Origin
1670-80; < Latin plācātus past participle of plācāre to quiet, calm, appease, akin to placēre to please; see -ate1
Related forms
placater, noun
placation
[pley-key-shuh n] /pleɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA), noun
unplacated, adjective
Synonyms
conciliate, satisfy.

placate2

[plak-eyt, -it] /ˈplæk eɪt, -ɪt/
noun, Armor.
1.
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used especially as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also, placard, placcate, plackart.
Origin
1625-35; apparently variant of placard
Examples from the web for placate
  • They will opt to placate or to challenge a questioner.
  • Attempts to placate them with a share buyback and special dividends failed.
  • Bankers are desperately trying to placate their critics.
  • There was no case, it was just a show to placate those who were mad.
  • In vain he visits again the altar of Fortune, and seeks to placate her wrath.
  • The response failed to placate those leading the campaign.
  • Some party leaders had earlier hinted that he should step down to placate the public ahead of the vote.
  • The special assignment was decided on in an effort to placate Congress.
  • The rule is intended to help placate consumers.
  • But that has failed to placate the older members.
British Dictionary definitions for placate

placate

/pləˈkeɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to pacify or appease
Derived Forms
placation, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin plācāre; see placable
Word Origin and History for placate
v.

1670s, a back-formation from placation or else from Latin placatus "soothed, quiet, gentle, calm, peaceful," past participle of placare "to calm, appease, quiet, soothe, assuage," related to placere "to please" (see please). Related: Placated; placating; placatingly.