placate

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

pacify

appease

conciliate

soothe

mollify

reconcile

propitiate

calm

calm down

assuage

bribe

gruntle

butter up

quell

gentle

lenify

make peace

quieten

reconciliation

relent

relieve

satisfy

settle

smooth

soften

still

temper

tranquilize

unconcerned

flatter

snoothe

give in

indifferent

mitigate

fix

comfort

persuade

quiet

reassure

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pləˈkeɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin plācātus, past participle of plācō (“appease, placate”, literally “smooth, smoothen”), from Proto-Indo-European *plāk- (“smooth, flat”), from *pele- (“broad, flat, plain”). Related to Latin placeō (“appease”), Old English flōh (“flat stone, chip”). More at please.