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
Words Nearby propitiate
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How to use propitiate in a sentence
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.”
The woke mob runs into a college teacher who’s fighting back | George Will | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostPresently it struck him that he had better do something to propitiate a man who could send him to encounter such a fate.
Overland | John William De ForestThe oldest of all the rites of the ancient pagans was in the form of sacrifice, to propitiate the deity.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordShe tried to propitiate the General after her usual manner towards him.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanTo propitiate them, presents are made—the last things that can well be parted with.
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
Her box was a present from Makaraig, who had already got on good terms with her in order to propitiate Don Custodio.
The Reign of Greed | Jose Rizal
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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