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Placating   /plˈeɪkˌeɪtɪŋ/   Listen
Placating

adjective
1.
Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions.  Synonyms: appeasing, placative, placatory.  "Placating (or placative) gestures" , "An astonishingly placatory speech"






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"Placating" Quotes from Famous Books



... good we intervene In matters patently remote, You must not count our loyalty less keen— We simply want the Irish vote; 'Tis an election stunt, this lion-baiting, Designed for local Kelts who need placating. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, June 25, 1919 • Various



Words linked to "Placating" :   conciliatory, placatory, conciliative, placative



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