appease vs placate

appease and placate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appease	No	No	Yes	No
placate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, appease and placate are synonyms defined as:

appease and placate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Other synonyms of appease include assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify.

appease (verb)	placate (verb)
make peace with	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
overcome or allay
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of