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pla•cate
Pronunciation: (plā'kāt, plak'āt), [key]—
v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures:
to placate an outraged citizenry. plac•ate
Pronunciation: (plak'āt, -it), [key]—
n. Armor.
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used esp. as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also,placard,plac'cate,plackart.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.