While placatory on the hostages, Raja'i dismissed any possibility of a ceasefire in the war.
A placatory remark or action is intended to make someone stop feeling angry. When next he spoke he was more placatory He raised a placatory hand. `All right, we'll see what we can do.' = appeasing
{s} conciliatory, serving to pacify; intended to appease, designed to satisfy; calming, soothing
If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. He smiled, trying to placate me `I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. = appease. to make someone stop feeling angry = appease (past participle of placare)