Propitiate
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English
Verb
Propitiate (third-person singular simple present Propitiates, present participle propitiating, simple past and past participle propitiated)
- (transitive, dated) To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
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Adverbs for Propitiate
flatteringly; servilely; artfully; fawningly; cunningly; shrewdly; timidly; earnestly; studiously.
Thesaurus
adapt, adjust, allay, appease, assuage, atone, atone for, calm, compensate, conciliate, conform, content, cool, defuse, dulcify, expiate, give satisfaction, immolate before, intercede, lay, lay the dust, live down, make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make propitiation, make reparation, make right, make sacrifice to, make up for, mediate, mollify, offer sacrifice, pacify, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, placate, pour balm on, recompense, reconcile, redeem, redress, repair, sacrifice, satisfy, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, soothe, square it, square things, sweeten, tranquilize
Etymology
Latin prōpitiāre (“make favourable”), from prōpitius (“favourable, gracious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌprəˈpɪʃieɪt/
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Latin
Verb
propitiāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of propitiō
