Plicates vs Placates - What's the difference?
plicates | placates |
(plicate)
(biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).
(placate)
To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.