How do you say “placate” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "placate" in Vietnamese?

"Placate" in Vietnamese is xoa dịu (to appease).

“Placate” in Vietnamese is xoa dịu (to appease).

Vietnamese words for “placate”

xoa dịuverb
Hanoi [swaː˧˧ ziw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧ jiw˨˩˨]xoa level dịu heavy
to appease; to placate; to calm
for “placate” 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.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.