Word: placating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pla
ca
ting
Definition: Present participle of placate; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Morphemes:
Affix: placate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plācātus
Language: la
Decoded: placatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: soothed, appeased, calmed
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.