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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Placate \Plac"ate\, n.
      Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Placate \Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Placated; p. pr. & vb.
      n. Placating.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate,
      akin to placere to please. See Please.]
      To appease; to pacify; to concilate. "Therefore is he always
      propitiated and placated." --Cudworth.
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