propitiate
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
Origin of propitiate
1synonym study For propitiate
Opposites for propitiate
Other words from propitiate
- pro·pi·ti·a·ble [pruh-pish-ee-uh-buhl], /prəˈpɪʃ i ə bəl/, 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
- 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
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How to use propitiate in a sentence
You who are propitiated either by sacrifices or from the prayers of the sage, hear the call, O Maruts!
Sacred Books of the East | VariousThen it was hoped that the Deity would be propitiated, and the plague stayed.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. BrooksMrs. Jennings was easily propitiated on receiving the attention which was due to her.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerReligion is mainly ancestor worship or vague spirit worship; ghosts are propitiated with food.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangIt was thought the divine nature of the immortal gods could not be propitiated but by human life being substituted for human life.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
British Dictionary definitions for propitiate
/ (prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt) /
(tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate
Origin of propitiate
1Derived forms of propitiate
- propitiable, adjective
- propitiation, noun
- propitiatious, adjective
- propitiative, adjective
- propitiator, noun
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