Past tense of placate
regular verb
The past tense of placate is placated. The past participle is also placated.
Forms of placate
| Base form (V1) | placate /pləˈkeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | placated |
| Past participle (V3) | placated |
| Present participle | placating |
| Third person singular | placates |
Placated in a sentence
- Axl took this as a back-handed compliment and was momentarily placated.2008, Mick Wall, W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose, →ISBN, page 121. From the entry back-handed
Meaning of placate
- verb 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.
- adjective Placid, peaceful.
Questions about the past tense of placate
- What is the past tense of placate?
- The past tense of placate is placated.
- What is the past participle of placate?
- The past participle of placate is placated.
- Is placate a regular or irregular verb?
- Placate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: placate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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