Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of placating, appeasing, pacifying, or conciliating; propitiation.
- noun A propitiatory act.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The act of placating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A process or act of
placating ;appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
Etymologies
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Examples
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And her steps are thuds in Doc Martens, faster-faster, and with each one she hears the word 'placation.'
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I suspect not. if you beat them now, you might not have to do it later in a far bloodier way, much like the short term placation of pre-WWII Germany led to the greater destruction later. read some history, not just the daily kos, folks.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Glenn Reynolds is Reading Jack Goldsmith’s Book,
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With the Obama administration schizophrenically poised between partnership and poison -- policies of “hot pursuit” across the Pakistani border and placation, showering the Pakistani military with yet more weaponry and cutting off some units from any aid at all -- anything is possible.
Tom Engelhardt: Handicapping the Global Midterms: Winners and Losers
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One welcome outcome of Tuesday's election is that there are likely to be fewer Blue Dog Democrats around demanding placation.
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With the Obama administration schizophrenically poised between partnership and poison -- policies of “hot pursuit” across the Pakistani border and placation, showering the Pakistani military with yet more weaponry and cutting off some units from any aid at all -- anything is possible.
Tom Engelhardt: Handicapping the Global Midterms: Winners and Losers
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One welcome outcome of Tuesday's election is that there are likely to be fewer Blue Dog Democrats around demanding placation.
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One welcome outcome of Tuesday's election is that there are likely to be fewer Blue Dog Democrats around demanding placation.
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One welcome outcome of Tuesday's election is that there are likely to be fewer Blue Dog Democrats around demanding placation.
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But she proceeded to punish him roundly, until he gave over all attempts at placation, and whirled in a circle, his head away from her, his shoulders receiving the punishment of her teeth.
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One welcome outcome of Tuesday's election is that there are likely to be fewer Blue Dog Democrats around demanding placation.
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