aplacar — meaning in English

English meaning

• appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
• douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
• placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
• quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.

Senses

aplacar 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).
• douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
• 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.
• quench (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.

douse — full definition

1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
2. verb To put out a flame or light.

Related Spanish words