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Placate vs Propitiate - What's the difference?

placate | propitiate |

Propitiate is a synonym of placate.



As verbs the difference between placate and propitiate

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 propitiate is to conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

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

    propitiate

    English

    Verb

    (propitiat)
  • (dated) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, / The god propitiate , and the pest assuage.

    Synonyms

    * appease

    Derived terms

    * propitiation