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calm vs placate

placate vs calm

calm is a noun but placate is not a noun.

calm is an adjective but placate is not an adjective.

calm and placate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calm Yes Yes Yes No
placate No No Yes No
As verbs, placate is a hyponym of calm; that is, placate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than calm:
  • calm: make calm or still
  • placate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other hyponyms of calm include lull, compose, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify.
calm (noun) placate (noun)
steadiness of mind under stress
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
calm (adjective) placate (adjective)
(of weather) free from storm or wind
not agitated; without losing self-possession
calm (verb) placate (verb)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
make steady
make calm or still
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
Difference between calm and placate

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