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Meaning of PLACATION

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 Definition: [n]  the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
 
 Synonyms: conciliation, propitiation
 
 See Also: appeasement, calming

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.]
The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589).

 
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 Related Terms: appeasement, calming, conciliation, detente, dulcification, easing of relations, mediation, mollification, pacification, peace-keeping force, peacemaking, peacemongering, placability, propitiation, relaxation of tension, soothing, tranquilization, United Nations troops
 

 

 

 

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