placates (Meaning)
placates
to soothe or mollify especially by concessions, to calm the anger or bitterness of
Synonyms & Antonyms of placates
placates Sentence Examples
- Diplomacy placates tensions between hostile nations.
- The government's concessions temporarily placated angry citizens.
- The therapist placates the patient's anxieties with soothing words.
- The company's public relations department placated investors after a financial setback.
- The child's favorite toy placates his crying.
- The cool breeze placates the heat of a summer day.
- The teacher placates the unruly students with a promise of extra recess.
- The dog's tail wags as its owner placates it with treats.
- The soothing music placates the audience's feelings of stress.
- The doctor's reassurance placates the worried patient's doubts.
FAQs About the word placates
to soothe or mollify especially by concessions, to calm the anger or bitterness of
appeases, comforts, conciliates, propitiates, consoles, assuages,soothes, disarms, pacifies, pleases
vexes, annoys, inflames, ires, puts out, burns (up), angers, exasperates, chafes, rankles
Diplomacy placates tensions between hostile nations.
The government's concessions temporarily placated angry citizens.
The therapist placates the patient's anxieties with soothing words.
The company's public relations department placated investors after a financial setback.
