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23 heal the breach
пoлoжить кoнeц дoлгoй ccope; пoмиpитьHe had lately determined that he must patch up his differences with the Church as soon as possible. He realized that the situation was all against healing the breach, but he was in a placatory mood (F. Hardy). George and Jane will not speak to one another; her mother is trying to heal the breach
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placatory — (adj.) 1630s, from L. placatorius appeasing, from placare (see PLACATE (Cf. placate)) … Etymology dictionary
placatory — [[t]pləke͟ɪtəri, AM ple͟ɪkətɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED A placatory remark or action is intended to make someone stop feeling angry. [FORMAL] When next he spoke he was more placatory... He raised a placatory hand. All right, we ll see what we can do.… … English dictionary
placatory — /play keuh tawr ee, tohr ee, plak euh /, adj. serving, tending, or intended to placate: a placatory reply. [1630 40; < LL placatorius. See PLACATE1, TORY1] * * * … Universalium
placatory — placate ► VERB ▪ make less angry or hostile: calm or appease. DERIVATIVES placatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin placare … English terms dictionary
placatory — adjective intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich placating (or placative) gestures an astonishingly placatory speech • Syn: ↑appeasing, ↑placating, ↑placative … Useful english dictionary
placatory — adjective see placate … New Collegiate Dictionary
placatory — adj. conciliatory, serving to pacify; intended to appease, designed to satisfy; calming, soothing pleɪkÉ™tÉ”rɪ / plækÉ™trɪ ,plÉ™ keɪtrɪ … English contemporary dictionary
placatory — adj placative, appeasing, conciliatory; designed to please, aimed to please; calming, noninflammatory, soothing, inoffensive, soft; temperate, moderate, mediatory … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
placatory — pla·ca·to·ry … English syllables
placatory — See: placate … English dictionary
placatory — /pləˈkeɪtəri/ (say pluh kaytuhree), /ˈplækətəri/ (say plakuhtuhree) adjective tending or intending to placate. {Latin plācātōrius} …