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Definition of propitiate - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅pi⋅ti⋅ate

  [pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
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–verb (used with object) -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
Origin:
1635–45; < L propitiātus, ptp. of propitiāre to appease. See propitious, -ate 1

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

Synonyms:
See appease.

Antonyms:
anger, arouse.
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pro·pi·ti·ate   (prō-pĭsh'ē-āt')   
tr.v.   pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing, pro·pi·ti·ates
To conciliate (an offended power); appease: propitiate the gods with a sacrifice.

[Latin propitiāre, propitiāt-, from propitius, propitious; see propitious.]
pro·pi'ti·a·ble (-pĭsh'ē-ə-bəl, -pĭsh'ə-bəl) adj., pro·pi'ti·at'ing·ly adv., pro·pi'ti·a'tive adj., pro·pi'ti·a'tor n.
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