Pronunciations (2)
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/pləˈkeɪtɪv/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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pləˈkeɪtɪv
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Adjective
That placates; pacifying.
Usage- US usage
- Synonyms
- Examples
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Penrod's answer, like the look he lifted to the impressive stranger, was meek and placative.
Temple entered the dining-room from the kitchen, her face fixed in a cringing, placative expression [...].
Adjective
intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
- Examples
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the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
placating (or placative) gestures
More examples (1)
an astonishingly placatory speech