placatory

/'plækətəri/

Thân thiện

The manager made a placatory gesture to calm the upset customer.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intended to pacify or appease: "placatory" describes actions, words, or gestures that are meant to calm someone down, soothe anger, or prevent conflict by making concessions or showing a willingness to yield.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The manager made a placatory gesture by offering a full refund to the dissatisfied customer.
  • Her tone was placatory, hoping to ease the tension in the room.
  • The government issued a placatory statement to quell the public's fears.

Advanced Usage

• "placatory tone/voice": A manner of speaking that is deliberately soothing and conciliatory.
  • He adopted a placatory tone to defuse the argument.
• "placatory measures/policies": Actions or rules implemented specifically to calm opposition or discontent.
  • The new placatory measures were introduced to avoid a strike.

Variants and Related Words

• Placate (verb): To make someone less angry or hostile.
  • He tried to placate his critics with a public apology.
• Placative (adjective): A less common synonym for "placatory."
  • She offered a placative smile.
• Placation (noun): The act of pacifying or appeasing.
  • The negotiation was an exercise in placation.

Synonyms

• Appeasing: Intended to pacify or placate.
• Conciliatory: Intended or likely to placate or reconcile.
• Pacifying: Having a calming or soothing effect.
• Propitiatory: Intended to win or regain the favor of someone.

Antonyms

• Antagonistic: Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility.
• Inflammatory: Tending to arouse anger or other strong feelings.
• Provocative: Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.

Related Phrases

• To strike a placatory note: To express something in a way that is intended to soothe.
  • The spokesperson struck a placatory note during the press conference.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
   • the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
   • placating (or placative) gestures
   • an astonishingly placatory speech

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