Placates

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  • verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of placate.
  • Word Usage
    "The Muslim Brotherhood, for example, was ignited by the Mubarak regime's opposition, following a pattern all too familiar from Iran: a ruler who seems "just like us" placates the West while at home his secret police quash opponents without restraint."
    verb-stem
    placate