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choose the meaning that best matches the word "placate" in the sentence.

General Gage's efforts to placate the colonists in hopes of avoiding war were not having a desired effect.
A punish
B please
C irritate
D aggravate
is it b?

Yes.

thank you! do you know the answer to the other question I posted?

Yes, the meaning that best matches the word "placate" in the given sentence is B) please. Placate means to make someone less angry or hostile by satisfying their demands or requests. In the sentence, it suggests that General Gage was trying to please or satisfy the colonists in order to prevent the outbreak of war, but his efforts were not successful.