verbfirst conjugation
plācō
plācō (present infinitive plācāre, perfect active plācāvī, supine plācātum)
Classical[ˈpɫaː.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.ko]
plācātus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to appease
supplicibus verbīs illam plācāte: sub illā
Appease her with humble supplications; under her [protection] abide [not only] beauty and character [but also] good reputation. (See Venus (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.155–156 - to placate, pacify, assuage, soothe, calm, quiet
Sīc ait, et dictō citius tumida aequora plācat,
Thus says [Neptune], and quicker than his speech he soothes the swollen waters, routs the gathered clouds, and brings back the sun.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.142–143 - to reconcile
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
īram lēniōplācō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 19
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | plācō | plācābam | plācābō | plācāvī | plācāveram | plācāverō plācārō |
| 2nd sg. | plācās | plācābās | plācābis | plācāvistī plācāstī | plācāverās plācārās | plācāveris |
| 3rd sg. | plācat | plācābat | plācābit | plācāvit | plācāverat plācārat | plācāverit plācārit |
| 1st pl. | plācāmus | plācābāmus | plācābimus | plācāvimus | plācāverāmus | plācāverimus plācārimus |
| 2nd pl. | plācātis | plācābātis | plācābitis | plācāvistis plācāstis | plācāverātis plācārātis | plācāveritis plācāritis |
| 3rd pl. | plācant | plācābant | plācābunt | plācāvērunt plācāvēre, plācārunt | plācāverant plācārant | plācāverint plācārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | plācem | plācārem | plācāverim plācārim | plācāvissem plācāssem |
| 2nd sg. | plācēs | plācārēs | plācāverīs | plācāvissēs plācāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | plācet | plācāret | plācāverit plācārit | plācāvisset plācāsset |
| 1st pl. | plācēmus | plācārēmus | plācāverīmus plācārīmus | plācāvissēmus plācāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | plācētis | plācārētis | plācāverītis plācārītis | plācāvissētis plācāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | plācent | plācārent | plācāverint plācārint | plācāvissent plācāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | plācor | plācābar | plācābor |
| 2nd sg. | plācāris plācāre | plācābāris plācābāre | plācāberis plācābere |
| 3rd sg. | plācātur | plācābātur | plācābitur |
| 1st pl. | plācāmur | plācābāmur | plācābimur |
| 2nd pl. | plācāminī | plācābāminī | plācābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | plācantur | plācābantur | plācābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | plācer | plācārer |
| 2nd sg. | plācēris plācēre | plācārēris plācārēre |
| 3rd sg. | plācētur | plācārētur |
| 1st pl. | plācēmur | plācārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | plācēminī | plācārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | plācentur | plācārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | plācā | plācāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | plācāte | plācāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | plācātō | plācātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | plācātō | plācātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | plācātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | plācantō | plācantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | plācāre | plācārī |
| perfect infinitive | plācāvisse plācāsse | plācātum esse |
| future infinitive | plācātūrum esse | plācātum īrī |
| present participle | plācāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | plācātus plācāta, plācātā, plācātae, plācātam, plācātārum, plācātās, plācātī, plācātōrum, plācātōs |
| future participle | plācātūrus plācātūra, plācātūrā, plācātūrae, plācātūram, plācātūrārum, plācātūrās, plācātūre, plācātūrī, plācātūrīs, plācātūrō, plācātūrōrum, plācātūrōs, plācātūrum | plācandus plācanda, plācandā, plācandae, plācandam, plācandārum, plācandās, plācande, plācandīs, plācandōrum, plācandōs |
gerundplācandī, plācandō, plācandumsupineplācātum, plācātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- deos placare (B. G. 6. 15)
- to appease the anger of the gods.
- placare aliquem alicui or in aliquem
- to reconcile two people; to be a mediator.
plāco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. etym. dub.; cf.: placeo, planus.
I. To reconcile; constr. alicui, aliquem (class. and freq.):
agedum, fac, illa ut placetur nobis, that she be reconciled to us, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 1: vereor ut placari possit, id. ib. 5, 8, 72 (cf.: redigam vos in gratiam, v. 73): coeperas eum mihi placare, Cic. Att. 7, 1, 8: rogavit ut te sibi placarem, id. Fam. 13, 1, 3: his vocibus cum in se magis incitarent dictatorem quam magistro equitum placarent, Liv. 8, 33, 1: Hannibalem pater filio meo potui placare, id. 23, 9, 4: placare aliquem rei publicae, Cic. Cat. 2, 8, 17.—Pass.: quae fuit eorum tanta iniquitas, ut placari populo Romano non possent? Cic. N. D. 3, 6, 15: neque nullam spem habebat, patrem sibi placari posse, Liv. 40, 20, 5.—In mid. force; usually with in and acc.: numquam animo placari potuit in eum, be reconciled, i. e. consent to a reconciliation, Nep. Pelop. 5, 3; cf. id. Iph. 3, 3: homo quietus et sibi ipsi placatus, at peace with himself, tranquil, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 37.—B. In gen., to quiet, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, pacify:
animos placare ac lenire, Cic. Fin. 1, 14: placare et mitigare animum, id. Phil. 10, 3, 6: numen deorum immortalium, Caes. B. G. 6, 15: aliquem beneficiis, Liv. 4, 33: iram deorum donis, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22: benevolos objurgatores, id. N. D. 1, 3, 5: invidiam, Hor. S. 2, 3, 13.—Poet.: ventos sanguine, Verg. A. 2, 116: Hippotades cum vult, aequora placet, Ov. M. 11, 432: escā ventrem iratum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 5: sitim, to quench, Mart. 1, 50, 17.—II. To endeavor to appease, Hor. C. 2, 14, 6; Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 64.— Hence, plācātus, a, um, P. a., soothed, appeased, calmed; quiet, gentle, still, calm, peaceful (class.):
animi quietus et placatus status, Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16: tranquilla, quieta vita, id. Fin. 1, 21, 71: placidae ac minime turbulentae res, id. Or. 19, 63: maria, Verg. A. 3, 69: vultu ac sermone in omnes placato, Liv. 28, 32, 1.—Comp.: placatiore animo aliquid facere, Liv. 37, 45; 2, 60: dii, Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 83.—Sup.: quies placatissima, Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 97.—Hence, adv.: plācātē, quietly, gently, calmly, composedly (class.): omnia humana placate et moderate feramus, Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 4. —Comp.: remissius et placatius ferre, Cic. Fam. 6, 13, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
plācō āvī, ātus, āre
PLAC-, to quiet, soothe, assuage, allay, appease : aequora, O.: ventos sanguine, V.: Plutona tauris, try to propitiate , H.: (Fidenas) beneficiis, L.: iram deorum donis: numen deorum, Cs.— To reconcile, conciliate, placate : Iugurtham, S.: te sibi: Hannibalem filio meo, L.: alquos rei p.: Invidiam, conciliate , H.: fac illa ut placetur nobis, T.: tanta iniquitas, ut placari populo R. non possent?: numquam animo placari potuit in eum, be reconciled , N.: homo et sibi ipse placatus, at peace with himself .
Origins
Traditionally uncertain. The relation with Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“wide and flat”) offered by Pokorny is rejected by De Vaan, who suggests Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasingness or permission”), with only Tocharian relatives (such as Tocharian B plāk- (“to please”)). If the laryngeal is h₂, a semantically difficult relationship could be drawn to Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), whence Ancient Greek πλήσσω (plḗssō, “to strike”). Related to placeō.
Descendants
- Catalanaplacar
- Englishplacate
- Italianplacare
- Portugueseplacar
- Romanianplaca
- Spanishplacar
In English words that came into English from plācō
- pleasureplaceō
- pleaseplaceō
- placateplācātus
- pleaplacitum
- implacableimplācābilis
- supplesupplex
- pleadplacitum
- placeboplacēbō
- placidplacidus
- complacentcomplacēns
- complacencycomplacentia
- complaisantcomplaceō
- placationplacatio
- placetplacet
- compleasecomplaceō
- complacencecomplacentia