placate

/ˈpleɪkeɪt/

verb C1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
placates
past
placated
past participle
placated
gerund
placating

Meaning

  1. apaciguar, calmar

    • She tried to placate her angry boss.

      Intentó apaciguar a su jefe enojado.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

appease

Near-total synonyms for calming someone's anger; largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa placate?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She tried to ___ her angry boss.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a placate?

verb

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