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propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
Antonyms: ,
propitiate
/ əˈɪʃɪˌɪ /
verb
(tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate
Other Word Forms
- propitiable adjective
- propitiatingly adverb
- propitiative adjective
- propitiator noun
- nonpropitiable adjective
- nonpropitiative adjective
- unpropitiable adjective
- unpropitiated adjective
- unpropitiating adjective
- unpropitiative adjective
- ˌ辱پˈپdzܲ adjective
- ˈ辱پ adjective
- ˈ辱پپ adjective
- ˈ辱پˌٴǰ noun
- ˌ辱پˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of propitiate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of propitiate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The great die-off is, at bottom, a form of self-sacrifice to an angry pagan idol that can never be propitiated.
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.
Some people eager to propitiate Putin have suggested the “Finlandization” of Ukraine.
Especially I felt this when I made any attempt to propitiate him.
Before he was reinstated, the Anderson School’s Faculty Executive Committee tried to propitiate the mob by announcing itself “saddened” by Klein’s “troubling conduct.”
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When To Use
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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