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placate
[/ˈplækeɪt/]
verb
apaziguar
1.
to calm or pacify someone who is angry or dissatisfied
The manager tried to placate the angry customers with a discount.
O gerente tentou apaziguar os clientes furiosos com um desconto.
2.
to appease or satisfy someone's demands or concerns
They offered a settlement to placate the protesters.
Ofereceram um acordo para apaziguar os manifestantes.
Synonyms
appease
pacify
calm
soothe
mollify
conciliate
assuage
Antonyms
antagonize
provoke
anger
agitate
inflame
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
apaziguar
most common usage
General Brazilian
acalmar
alternative, slightly less formal
Portugal
apaziguar
standard usage
Portugal
aplacar
less common but literary alternative
Related Idioms & Phrases
placate someone's anger
placate the masses
attempt to placate
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