propitiate

English

Etymology

Latin prōpitiāre (“make favourable”), from prōpitius (“favourable, gracious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌprəˈpɪʃieɪt/

Verb

propitiate (third-person singular simple present propitiates, present participle propitiating, simple past and past participle propitiated)

1. (transitive, dated) To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
   • Alexander Pope

     Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, / The god propitiate, and the pest assuage.

Synonyms

• appease

Derived terms

• propitiation

Translations

To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone

• Maori: whakamārie (mi), whakamārire (mi), whakawhere (mi)
• Russian: умиротворять, успокаивать

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Latin

Verb

propitiāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of propitiō