Fret and Placate

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Fret verb - To consume or wear away gradually.

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Placate is an antonym for fret in topics: worry, upset someone, rub hard.

Nearby Words: fretful, fretted, fretting, fretwork

Placate verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie

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Fret is an antonym for placate.

Nearby Words: placating, placatory, placable

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