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Synonyms for placation in English

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placation:
- conciliation; placation; propitiation
placate:
- soothe; placate; gentle; appease; pacify; conciliate; lenify; assuage; mollify; gruntle
- appease; placate; conciliate

English

Detailed Synonyms for placation in English

placation:

placation [the ~] noun

the placation

– the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity ¹
the conciliation; the placation; the propitiation
– the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity ¹
- conciliation [the ~] noun
- placation [the ~] noun
- propitiation [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "placation":

conciliation; propitiation; appeasement; calming

Related Definitions for "placation":

the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity¹

placate:

placate verb

placate
to soothe; placate
- soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
- placate verb
placate

– cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of ¹
gentle; to appease; placate; to pacify; to conciliate; lenify; assuage; mollify; gruntle
– cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of ¹
- gentle verb
- appease verb (appeases, appeased, appeasing)
- placate verb
- pacify verb (pacifies, pacified, pacifying)
- conciliate verb (conciliates, conciliated, conciliating)
- lenify verb
- assuage verb
- mollify verb
  - She managed to mollify the angry customer¹
- gruntle verb

placate

placate
appease; placate; conciliate

Related Words for "placate":

placating, placation

Alternate Synonyms for "placate":

pacify; lenify; conciliate; assuage; appease; mollify; gentle; gruntle; calm; calm down; quiet; tranquilize; tranquillize; tranquillise; quieten; lull; still

Related Definitions for "placate":

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of¹

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