annoy vs placate

annoy

verb
  • To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome. 

  • To molest; to harm; to injure. 

  • To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. 

placate

verb
  • To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate. 

How often have the words annoy and placate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )