ADJECTIVE | all | placative, appeasing, placating, placatory | intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
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Meaning | Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions. | |
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Example | "placating (or placative) gestures" | |
Synonyms | appeasing, placating, placatory | |
Broader | conciliatory, conciliative | Intended to placate |
Spanish | apaciguador | |
Verbs | placate | cause to be more favorably inclined |
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