How to pronounce placate
American English pronunciation
PLAY-kayt
- IPA
- /ˈpleɪˌkeɪt/
- Syllables
- PLAY · kayt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What placate means
To stop someone's complaining by giving them what they want
In a sentence: The babysitter placated the toddler with a cookie.
Where it comes from: It was first seen in the late 1600s, from a Latin word meaning to calm someone. It's related to "please."
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