The Collaborative International Dictionary
Placation
Placation \Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.]
The act of placating. [R.]
--Puttenham (1589).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
placation
1580s, from French placation (16c.), from Latin placationem (nominative placatio) "an appeasing, pacifying, quieting," noun of action from past participle stem of placare (see placate).
Wiktionary
placation
n. A process or act of placate; appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
WordNet
placation
n. the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: conciliation, propitiation]
Usage examples of "placation".
With a snarl, Joe seated himself, brushing off placations from the men on either side of him.
After much placation, some of their senior chiefs agreed to come meet with him, and he also gathered representatives from many of the Southern states who chafed at our trade taxes.