placation
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placation — (n.) 1580s, from Fr. placation (16c.), from L. placationem, noun of action from pp. stem of placare (see PLACATE (Cf. placate)) … Etymology dictionary
Placation — Pla*ca tion, n. [L. placatio.] The act of placating. [R.] Puttenham (1589). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placation — index conciliation, mollification Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
placation — noun A process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement. The refusal, at certain times and seasons, of food that in itself is hygienically good and palatable, in placation of a deity, or, without further explanation, to… … Wiktionary
placation — noun see placate … New Collegiate Dictionary
placation — See placater. * * * … Universalium
placation — Synonyms and related words: United Nations troops, appeasement, calming, conciliation, detente, dulcification, easing of relations, mediation, mollification, pacification, peace keeping force, peacemaking, peacemongering, placability,… … Moby Thesaurus
placation — pleɪ keɪʃn /plÉ™ k n. appeasement, satisfaction; reconciliation, pacification … English contemporary dictionary
placation — pla·ca·tion … English syllables
placation — noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity • Syn: ↑conciliation, ↑propitiation • Derivationally related forms: ↑propitiate (for: ↑propitiation), ↑conciliate ( … Useful english dictionary
placate — [plə keɪt, plakeɪt, pleɪ ] verb calm, pacify, or appease. Derivatives placating adjective placatingly adverb placation noun placatory adjective … English new terms dictionary
