When a husband shows up with flowers after he's fought with his wife, he's trying to placate her. If you placate someone, you stop them from being angry by giving them something or doing something that pleases them.
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Verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
n.
Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
v. t.
To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
Placate
Placate
Same as
To appease; to pacify; to concilate.
Usage Examples
I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having multiple children with multiple men and women and not wanting to is prevalent. When you look at the majority of shows on television they placate that kind of behavior.
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