Both Uses
placate
in
Asylum, by Madeleine Roux
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- "I trust you," Dan said in a placating murmur.†
p. 146.2 *placating = calming someone who is or may become angry or concerned
- "I believe you," the pastor said placatingly, his mouth a grim line.†
p. 268.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(placate) calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)