51³Ō¹Ļ

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propitiate

[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]

verb (used with object)

propitiated, propitiating 
  1. to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.

    Antonyms: ,


propitiate

/ ±č°łÉ™Ėˆ±čɪʃɪˌ±šÉŖ³Ł /

verb

  1. (tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • propitiable adjective
  • propitiatingly adverb
  • propitiative adjective
  • propitiator noun
  • nonpropitiable adjective
  • nonpropitiative adjective
  • unpropitiable adjective
  • unpropitiated adjective
  • unpropitiating adjective
  • unpropitiative adjective
  • ±č°ł“Ēˌ±č¾±³Ł¾±Ėˆ²¹³Ł¾±“dzܲõ adjective
  • ±č°ł“Ēˈ±č¾±³Ł¾±²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
  • ±č°ł“Ēˈ±č¾±³Ł¾±²¹³Ł¾±±¹±š adjective
  • ±č°ł“Ēˈ±č¾±³Ł¾±ĖŒ²¹³Ł“ǰł noun
  • ±č°ł“Ēˌ±č¾±³Ł¾±Ėˆ²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of propitiate1

1635–45; < Latin ±č°ł“DZ辱³Ł¾±Äå³Ł³Ü²õ, past participle of ±č°ł“DZ辱³Ł¾±Äå°ł±š to appease. See propitious, -ate 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of propitiate1

C17: from Latin ±č°ł“DZ辱³Ł¾±Äå°ł±š to appease, from propitius gracious
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Synonym Study

See appease.
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Example Sentences

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The great die-off is, at bottom, a form of self-sacrifice to an angry pagan idol that can never be propitiated.

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As a father of two young daughters, I found DeSantis' Molochian offering — to propitiate those with little to no regard for life or the suffering of others — behavior unworthy of anyone's vote.

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Some people eager to propitiate Putin have suggested the ā€œFinlandizationā€ of Ukraine.

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Especially I felt this when I made any attempt to propitiate him.

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Before he was reinstated, the Anderson School’s Faculty Executive Committee tried to propitiate the mob by announcing itself ā€œsaddenedā€ by Klein’s ā€œtroubling conduct.ā€

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What doesĀ propitiate mean?

Propitiate means to gain the favor of or make things right with someone, especially after having done something wrong.The noun form of propitiate is propitiation. Close synonyms of propitiate are conciliate and appease. Propitiate is commonly used in a religious context. It’s especially used in Christianity to refer to the act of propitiation that Christians believe Jesus made to atone for sin—or to the atonement that Christians believe they should make to God.Example: To gain redemption, we must do our best to propitiate—to earn the favor we have lost.

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