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Webster's 1828 DictionaryPROPI'TIATE, v.t. [L. propitio; pio. Eng. pity.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)v Merriam Webster'stransitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin propitiatus, past participle of propitiare, from propitius propitious Date: 1583 to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of Oxford Reference Dictionaryv.tr. appease (an offended person etc.). Derivatives: propitiator n. Etymology: L propitiare (as PROPITIOUS) Webster's 1913 DictionaryPropitiate 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. Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. --Pope. Webster's 1913 DictionaryPropitiate Pro*pi"ti*ate, v. i. To make propitiation; to atone. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(propitiates, propitiating, propitiated) If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them. (FORMAL) I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people... These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters. = appease, placate VERB: V n, V n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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