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propitiate

[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]

Origin

verb (used with object) -at·ed, -at·ing.

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.

Origin:
1635–45; < Latin propitiātus, past participle of propitiāre to appease. See propitious, -ate¹

Related forms

pro·pi·ti·a·ble

[pruh-pish-ee-uh-buhl] , adjective

pro·pi·ti·at·ing·ly, adverb

pro·pi·ti·a·tive, adjective

pro·pi·ti·a·tor, noun

non·pro·pi·ti·a·ble, adjective

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non·pro·pi·ti·a·tive, adjective

un·pro·pi·ti·a·ble, adjective

un·pro·pi·ti·at·ed, adjective

un·pro·pi·ti·at·ing, adjective

un·pro·pi·ti·a·tive, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
See appease.

Antonyms
anger, arouse.

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World English Dictionary

propitiate (prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate

[C17: from Latin propitiāre to appease, from propitius gracious]

pro'pitiable

—*adj*

propiti'ation

—n

propiti'atious

—*adj*

pro'pitiative

—*adj*

pro'pitiator

—n

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Word Origin & History

propitiate

1640s, from L. propitiatus, pp. of propitiare (see propitiation).

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