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Meanings of placative in English

Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions.

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        Examples for "placating"
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        He held his free hand up, palm out, in a placating gesture.
        The Fireman
        2
        Turkey is not in the business these days of placating old allies.
        The Irish Times
        3
        As a means of placating this very sensitive class the correspondent writes:-
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919
        4
        They make money, and no one dies, Sandra said, placating him gently.
        Nightwalker
        5
        The measure was aimed at placating Israel's ally the United States.
        Reuters
        1
        Swan himself was far from sure he wanted to do any appeasing.
        Long time coming: a novel
        2
        And in the end he says: by way of appeasing his conscience:
        Jean-Christophe Journey's End
        3
        Here he found considerable difficulty in appeasing the indignation of Lady Lucretia.
        Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
        4
        It was about keeping the coalition government together and appeasing the Greens.
        The Guardian
        5
        The sense of the necessity for appeasing justice reveals itself in sacrifices.
        The Heavenly Father: Lectures on Modern Atheism
        1
        The Chevalier did not change his smooth, placatory tone as he replied:
        The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
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        Only then will we install some pride back into this placatory movement.
        The Guardian
        3
        The answer was neither antagonistic nor placatory; it was merely colorless.
        The Taming of Red Butte Western
        4
        She gave a placatory grunt and the hammering was not resumed.
        Anno Dracula
        5
        Once in a while, placatory, she gave in to his entreaties.
        The thirteenth tale: a novel
        Usage of placative in English
        1
        Finally Silas went home defeated, with a last word, half condemnatory, half placative.
        The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
        Placative through the time