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placate vs quieten

quieten vs placate

placate and quieten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placate No No Yes No
quieten No No Yes No
As verbs, quieten is a hypernym of placate; that is, quieten is a word with a broader meaning than placate:
  • placate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • quieten: make calm or still
Other hypernyms of placate include calm, calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
placate (verb) quieten (verb)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of cause to be quiet or not talk
make calm or still
become quiet or quieter
Difference between placate and quieten

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