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Placation (noun) means an act of calming someone down, or a sign of this.

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An act of calming someone down, or a sign of this.
"While these political sellout artists have been intoning their mind numbing placations, citizens across the nation have been speaking and acting." — Dan DeWalt, Impeachment is too important to leave to the Democrats (2006)
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Etymology

Taken from Latin placatio.

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What is the meaning of placation?
"placation" (noun) means an act of calming someone down, or a sign of this.
What is another word for placation?
Other words for "placation" include conciliation, propitiation.

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