discontent vs placate

discontent

verb
  • To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. 

adj
  • Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. 

noun
  • Dissatisfaction. 

  • A longing for better times or circumstances. 

  • A discontented person; a malcontent. 

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 discontent and placate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )