placatory
pronunciation
How to pronounce placatory in British English:
UK [pləˈkeɪtəri]
How to pronounce placatory in American English:
US [ˈpleɪkətɔri]
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- Adjective:
- tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
Word Origin
- placatory (adj.)
- 1630s, from Latin placatorius "pertaining to appeasing," from placat-, past participle stem of placare "to appease" (see placate).
Example
- 1. They were making placatory gestures .
- 2. 9 See joke : it is the placatory care of pair of parents purse .
- 3. The president 's speech seemed astonishingly placatory .
- 4. The mood of the negotiations was placatory .
- 5. Seismic anniversary does psychology placatory expert : cure avoids 4 big errors bitterly .