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placatory
adjective
Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
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pləˈkeɪtəɹi
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adjective
Intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
“The appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich”
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The appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
Placating (or placative) gestures
An astonishingly placatory speech
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