inflame vs placate

inflame

verb
  • To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. 

  • To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of. 

  • To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. 

  • To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat. 

  • To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. 

  • To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. 

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