placater

placater
See placate.

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  • placater — pleɪkeɪtÉ™(r) /plÉ™ k n. one who appeases, one who pacifies, one who calms …   English contemporary dictionary

  • placater — pla·cat·er …   English syllables

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  • placate — placate1 placater, n. placation /play kay sheuhn/, n. /play kayt, plak ayt/, v.t., placated, placating. to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry. [1670 80; < L placatus ptp. of placare… …   Universalium

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