Also means
to pacify
Usage Note
Aplacar is a regular -ar verb whose stem changes to aplaque in the present subjunctive and formal imperative (a -car spelling-change verb). It typically takes a person, an emotion, or an angry reaction as its object ('aplacar la ira', 'aplacar a la multitud'). A near synonym is calmar, which is more neutral; aplacar implies defusing something that was actively threatening.
Examples
"Nada pudo aplacar su furia."
Natural Translation
Nothing could appease his fury.
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