In lang=en terms the difference between placate and kowtow
is that placate 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 kowtow is to bow very deeply.
As verbs the difference between placate and kowtow
is that placate 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 kowtow is to kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
As a noun kowtow is
the act of kowtowing.
placate
English
Verb
(placat)
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.
Synonyms
* (to calm) appease, mollify, satisfy
Antonyms
* (to calm) enrage
Derived terms
* placater
* placating
* placatingly
* placation
* placative
* placatory
Related terms
* placid
kowtow
English
Alternative forms
* kotow
Verb
(
en verb)
To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
To bow very deeply.
(figuratively) To act in a very submissive manner.
Noun
(
en noun)
The act of kowtowing.
See also
* prostrate
