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placate vs tranquillize

tranquillize vs placate

placate and tranquillize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placate No No Yes No
tranquillize No No Yes No
As verbs, tranquillize is a hypernym of placate; that is, tranquillize is a word with a broader meaning than placate:
  • placate: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  • tranquillize: make calm or still
Other hypernyms of placate include calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise.
placate (verb) tranquillize (verb)
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
make calm or still
Difference between placate and tranquillize

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