propitiate
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[edit] Etymology
Latin prōpitiāre (“make favourable”), from prōpitius (“favourable, gracious”).
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- IPA: /ˌprəˈpɪʃieɪt/
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propitiate (third-person singular simple present propitiates, present participle propitiating, simple past and past participle propitiated)
- (transitive, dated) To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
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To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
propitiāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of propitiō
