Propitiate

  • 21propitiate — I. v. a. Conciliate, appease, pacify, reconcile, gain the favor of, make propitious, make favorable. II. v. n. Atone, make propitiation, satisfy …

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  • 22propitiate — verb (T) formal to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please them propitiation noun (U) …

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  • 23propitiate — v 1. conciliate, appease, accommodate, compromise, adjust; yield, submit, surrender, concede, give in, cave in, accede to demands. 2. placate, pacificate, Archaic. attemper; assuage, mollify, dulcify, soothe, Brit., Australian. dill, Rare. lenify …

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  • 24propitiate — pro·pi·ti·ate …

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  • 25propitiate — /prəˈpɪʃieɪt / (say pruh pisheeayt) verb (t) (propitiated, propitiating) to make favourably inclined; appease; conciliate. {Latin propitiātus, past participle} –propitiable, adjective –propitiative, adjective –propitiator, noun …

  • 26propitiate —   v.t. appease; conciliate.    ♦ propitiatory, a.    ♦ propitiation, n. act of propitiating; expiatory sacrifice …

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  • 27propitiate —   See placate …

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  • 28propitiate — v.tr. appease (an offended person etc.). Derivatives: propitiator n. Etymology: L propitiare (as PROPITIOUS) …

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  • 29Propitiated — Propitiate 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… …

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  • 30Propitiating — Propitiate 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… …

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