Verb placate has 1 sense
  1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
    --1 is one way to calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
    Derived form: noun placation1
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to placate Sue
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