propitiate
1Propitiate — Pro*pi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Propitiating}.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See {Propitious}.] To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate.… …
2propitiate — [prō pish′ē āt΄, prəpish′ē āt΄] vt. propitiated, propitiating [< L propitiatus, pp. of propitiare, to propitiate < propitius: see PROPITIOUS] to cause to become favorably inclined; win or regain the good will of; appease or conciliate… …
3Propitiate — Pro*pi ti*ate, v. i. To make propitiation; to atone. [1913 Webster] …
4propitiate — I verb accommodate, appeal to, appease, beguile, calm, conciliate, content, disarm, gain the favor of, humor, ingratiate, make amends, make favorably inclined, make peace, mollify, offer sacrifice, pacificate, pacify, placare, placate, please,… …
5propitiate — 1640s, from L. propitiatus, pp. of propitiare (see PROPITIATION (Cf. propitiation)). Related: Propitiated; propitiating; propitiatingly …
6propitiate — *pacify, appease, placate, mollify, conciliate Analogous words: reconcile, conform, adjust, #adapt: *satisfy, content: intercede, mediate (see INTERPOSE) …
7propitiate — ► VERB ▪ win or regain the favour of; appease. DERIVATIVES propitiatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin propitiare make favourable , from propitius favourable, gracious …
8propitiate — [[t]prəpɪ̱ʃieɪt[/t]] propitiates, propitiating, propitiated VERB If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them. [FORMAL] [V n] I ve never gone out of my way to propitiate people... [V n] These …
9propitiate — UK [prəʊˈpɪʃɪeɪt] / US [proʊˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms propitiate : present tense I/you/we/they propitiate he/she/it propitiates present participle propitiating past tense propitiated past participle propitiated formal to try to stop …
10propitiate — verb my attempts to propitiate you are useless Syn: appease, placate, mollify, pacify, make peace with, conciliate, make amends to, soothe, calm See note at pacify Ant: provoke …
