–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
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pla·cate (plā′kāt′, plā kāt′; also plak′āt′)
transitive verb placated -·cat′ed, placating -·cat′·ing
to stop from being angry; appease
sentence: When Kendra took the inappropriate bottle opener away from baby Jackson, he got upset. She tried to placate him by distracting him with one of his toys.
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