Placate
vOne word substitutionAntonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 6/plˈeɪkeɪt/ · प्लकेट
Meaning
To make someone less angry or hostile
To make somebody feel less angry about something
हिंदी अर्थ
शांत करना, ग़ुस्सा कम करना
Antonyms · विलोम
Example sentences
He placated the crowd with a short apology.
Nothing could placate her that evening.
Daily use: Ek maafi se bheed ko placate kar liya.
Word forms
Placation nPlacate vPlacatory adj
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Placate में placid की शांति है — ग़ुस्से वाले को शांत करना। Provoke इसका उल्टा है।
PLACATE carries the calm of placid. To placate is to make an angry person calm again. Its opposite is provoke.
Exam note
Synonym pacify, appease, mollify, conciliate; antonym provoke, enrage, incite।
Synonyms offered are pacify, appease, mollify and conciliate; antonyms are provoke, enrage and incite.