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propitiate

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pro·pi·ti·ate  (pr-psh-t)
tr.v. pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing, pro·pi·ti·ates
To conciliate (an offended power); appease: propitiate the gods with a sacrifice.
[Latin propitire, propitit-, from propitius, propitious; see propitious.]
pro·piti·a·ble (-psh--bl, -psh-bl) adj.
pro·piti·ating·ly adv.
pro·piti·ative adj.
pro·piti·ator n.
propitiate [prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt]
vb
(tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate
[from Latin propitiāre to appease, from propitius gracious]
propitiable  adj
propitiation  n
propitiatious  adj
propitiative  adj
propitiator  n
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Verb1.propitiate - make peace with
appease
conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
propitiate
verb appease, satisfy, reconcile, placate, pacify, make peace with, mollify, conciliate These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
Translations
propitiate [prəˈpɪʃɪeɪt] VT → propiciar
propitiate
vt (liter) → versöhnlich stimmen, besänftigen
propitiate [prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt → propiziarsi
propitiate [prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt → propiziarsi


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The life that went on in them seemed to me made up of evasions and negations; shifts to save cooking, to save washing and cleaning, devices to propitiate the tongue of gossip.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
The shrine of the saint was decorated with relics and votive offerings hung up by these superstitious beings, either to propitiate her favor, or in gratitude for some signal deliverance in the wilderness.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
At six Gryphus came back again, but alone; Cornelius tried to propitiate him, but Gryphus growled, showed a large tooth like a tusk, which he had in the corner of his mouth, and went out backwards, like a man who is afraid of being attacked from behind.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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