placare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
- placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
- quiet adj Making little or no sound.
- relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.
- soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.
Senses
placare is used for these senses in English:
- appease To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
- placate (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
- quiet (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
- relent (intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
- soothe (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.