placate vs appease

placate and appease both are verbs.

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

As verbs, placate and appease are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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