Hyphenation of placate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word placate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pla-cate

Definitions of placate:

1.	Cause to be more favorably inclined Gain the good will of She managed to mollify the angry customer

Synonyms of placate:

verb	pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, gentle, gruntle, calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

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