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placating

Meanings
  • verb

    acting in a way that calms or soothes, especially to prevent conflict or dispute

    - "After the argument, she made a placating gesture to her husband."
    - "The prime minister made a placating speech to the opposition party."
    - "The placating tone of the manager's voice helped to ease tensions in the meeting."
Antonyms

enrage
Synonyms

appease , conciliate , mollify , propitiate , satisfy
Rhymes
Words rhyming with placating
acclimatizing , facetious , graceting , histrionics , pacifying
Variants
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placate , placated , placater , placaters , placates , placating , placatingly , placation , placations , placative , placatory
Forms
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placated, placatingly, placates

Etymology
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from the Latin word 'placare' meaning 'to appease' or 'to propitiate'

Trivia
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  1. The word 'placating' is often used in political contexts, such as when a leader makes a placating speech to a restless population or to a rival political faction.

  2. In psychology, the term 'placating behavior' refers to a behavior where an individual tries to please another person in order to avoid conflict or to maintain a relationship.

Related Concepts
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  1. appeasement: The act of giving in to someone's demands in order to prevent conflict or maintain peace

  2. reconciliation: The process of restoring friendly relations between people who have been at odds

Quotes
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  1. The first step that women took in their emancipation was to adopt traditional male roles: to insist on their right to wear trousers, not to "placate", not to smile, not to be decorative.

    - Fay Weldon,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1998

  2. But it seems important to the Thunderbirds to make a big deal out of this; evidently it "placates" congressmen who don't think the Air Force should be in show biz.

    - Frank Deford,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},3 Aug. 1987

  3. Although Rumsfeld was later thrown overboard by the Administration in an attempt to "placate" critics of the Iraq War, his military revolution was here to stay.

    - Jeremy Scahill,{it}Nation{/it},2 Apr. 2007

  4. These spirits inhabited natural objects, like rivers and mountains, including celestial bodies, like the sun and moon. They had to be "placated" and their favors sought in order to ensure the fertility of the soil and the rotation of the seasons.

    - Stephen W. Hawking,{it}A Brief History of Time{/it},1988
Culture
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Placating has been used in various literary works, such as in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' where Brutus uses the word to describe his actions towards Caesar before the assassination. In art, the concept of placating is depicted in paintings and sculptures that show reconciliation and forgiveness.

How to Memorize "placating"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize someone making a calming gesture, such as holding up their hands in a surrendering motion or nodding in agreement.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of calming or soothing someone's emotions.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the word 'placate' comes from the Latin word 'placare', which means 'to appease' or 'to propitiate'.

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