'Placation' definitions:
Definition of 'placation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
Definition of 'Placation'
From: GCIDE
- Placation \Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.] The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'placation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appeasement,
- calming,
- conciliation,
- detente,
- dulcification,
- easing of relations,
- mediation,
- mollification,
- pacification,
- peace-keeping force,
- peacemaking,
- peacemongering,
- placability,
- propitiation,
- relaxation of tension,
- soothing,
- tranquilization,
- United Nations troops