placate /pləˈkeɪt/ ( placating, placated, placates )

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  V-T If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. 安抚 [正式]

  例：

  He smiled, and made a gesture intended to placate me.

  他微笑了一下，做了一个意在安抚我的手势。