Buy out and Soft-soap

Buy out verb - Take over ownership of; of corporations and companies.

Soft-soap and buy out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft-soap" instead a verb "Buy out".

Soft-soap verb - To get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery.

Buy out and soft-soap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy out" instead a verb phrase "Soft-soap".