Difference between Placate and Pacify
What is the difference between Placate and Pacify?
Placate as a verb is to calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate. while Pacify as a verb is to bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
Placate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate.
Pacify
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.To appease (someone).
We hope you now know whether to use Placate or Pacify in your sentence.