placate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pləˈkeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpleɪkeɪt, ˈplækeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. plā′kāt, plak′āt; n. plak′āt, -it)


Inflections of 'placate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
placates
v 3rd person singular
placating
v pres p
placated
v past
placated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
placate [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (pacify)aplacar⇒ vtr
  apaciguar⇒ vtr
  calmar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 Justin tried to placate the baby by giving her more and more candy.
 Justin intentó aplacar al bebé dándole más y más dulces.
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'placate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
conciliate - implacable - propitiate
Spanish:
desarmar - serenar - aplacar


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