Propitiate
11propitiate — pro•pi•ti•ate [[t]prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate: tried to propitiate the angry gods[/ex] • Etymology: 1635–45; < L propitiātus, ptp. of propitiāre, v. der. ofpropitius propitious; see… …
12propitiate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin propitiatus, past participle of propitiare, from propitius propitious Date: 1583 to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of ; appease, conciliate Synonyms: see pacify • propitiator noun …
13propitiate — propitiable /preuh pish ee euh beuhl/, adj. propitiatingly, adv. propitiative, adj. propitiator, n. /preuh pish ee ayt /, v.t. propitiated, propitiating. to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. [1635 45; < L propitiatus, ptp. of… …
14propitiate — verb /ˌprəˈpɪʃieɪt/ To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone …
15propitiate — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
16propitiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pacify, conciliate, reconcile; intercede, calm, mediate; atone. See atonement, pacification. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conciliate, appease, atone; see pacify 1 , satisfy 1 , 3 . See Synonym Study at… …
17propitiate — pro|pi|ti|ate [prəˈpıʃieıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of propitiare, from propitius; PROPITIOUS] formal to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please… …
18propitiate — pro|pi|ti|ate [ prou pıʃi,eıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to try to stop someone from being angry with you by doing something to please them ╾ pro|pi|ti|a|tion [ prou,pıʃi eıʃn ] noun uncount ╾ pro|pi|ti|a|to|ry [ prou pıʃiə,tɔri ] adjective …
19propitiate — pro·pi·ti·ate || prÉ™ pɪʃɪeɪt v. appease; gain the good will of; atone for …
20propitiate — [prə pɪʃɪeɪt] verb win or regain the favour of; appease. Derivatives propitiation noun propitiator noun propitiatory adjective Origin C16: from L. propitiat , propitiare make favourable , from propitius (see propitious) …
