Placate and Relieve

Placate

Placate verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

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

Nearby Words: placating, placatory, placable

Relieve

Relieve verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Placate and relieve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Placate" instead a verb "Relieve".

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

Common collocations

people placate people relieve people
conscience placate conscience relieve conscience
spirits placate spirits relieve spirits
monsters placate monsters relieve monsters
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