Lighten and Placate

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Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

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Placate and lighten are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Placate" instead a verb "Lighten".

Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening

Placate verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

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Lighten and placate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Placate".

Nearby Words: placating, placatory, placable

people	lighten people	placate people
hair	lighten hair	placate hair

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