Polyglot Dictionary

aplacar

/aplaˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
aplaco
preterite (yo)
aplaqué
past participle
aplacado

Meaning

  1. to appease

    • Intentó aplacar su enfado.

      He tried to appease her anger.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apaciguar

apaciguar and aplacar are close synonyms for calming or appeasing someone or something, like appeasing anger or satisfying hunger.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apaziguar

apaziguar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to appease."

Portuguese

aplacar

aplacar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to appease."

Practice

1 What does aplacar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Intentó ___ su enfado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aplacar?

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