English-Thai Dictionary

placate

VT ทำให้ สงบ ลง  พูด หรือ ทำให้ คลาย ความโกรธ  satisfy pacify mollify tam-hai-sa-ngob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLACATE

v.t.[L. placo, to appease. ] To appease or pacify; to conciliate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLACATE

PLACATE Plac "ate, n.

 

Defn: Same as Placard, 4 & 5.

 

PLACATE

Pla "cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placated; p. pr. & vb. n. Placating.]Etym: [L. placatus, p.p. of placare to placate, akin to placere to please. See Please. ]

 

Defn: To appease; to pacify; to concilate. "Therefore is he always propitiated and placated." Cudworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

placate

pla cate |ˈplākāt ˈpleɪˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) less angry or hostile: they attempted to placate the students with promises. DERIVATIVES pla cat er noun, pla cat ing ly |pləˈkātiNG -lē |adverb, pla ca tion |plāˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin placat- ‘appeased, ’ from the verb placare.

 

Oxford Dictionary

placate

placate |pləˈkeɪt, ˈplakeɪt, ˈpleɪ -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) less angry or hostile: they attempted to placate the students with promises. DERIVATIVES placating adjective, placatingly adverb, placation |pləˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin placat- ‘appeased ’, from the verb placare.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

placate

placate verb John did his best to placate her: pacify, calm, appease, mollify, soothe, win over, conciliate, propitiate, make peace with, humor. ANTONYMS provoke. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See pacify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

placate

placate verb John did his best to placate her. See conciliate (sense 1 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

placate

pla cate /pléɪkeɪt |pləkéɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈人 〉をなだめる ; 〈怒り 敵意など 〉を和らげる, 静める ; …を懐柔する .