placating
adjective
[ pləˈkeɪtɪŋ ]
• intended to make someone less angry or hostile.
• "David put his hands up in a placating gesture"
placate
verb
• make (someone) less angry or hostile.
• "they attempted to placate the students with promises"
Similar:
pacify,
calm,
calm down,
appease,
mollify,
soothe,
win over,
quiet,
conciliate,
propitiate,
make peace with,
humour,
pour oil on troubled waters,
quieten (down),
square someone off,
Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin placat- ‘appeased’, from the verb placare .
