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propiciar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin propitiāre.

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Verb

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propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propicií, past participle propiciat)

  1. (transitive) to propitiate

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin propitiāre.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.pi.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.piˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ɾ)/ [pɾo.pi.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.pi.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ʁ)/ [pɾo.piˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ɻ)/ [pɾo.pi.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propiciei, past participle propiciado)

  1. (transitive) to bring about, enable
    Synonyms: favorecer, permitir
  2. (transitive) to propitiate, appease
    Synonym: aplacar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin propitiāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾopiˈθjaɾ/ [pɾo.piˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾopiˈsjaɾ/ [pɾo.piˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧pi‧ciar

Verb

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propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propicié, past participle propiciado)

  1. (transitive) to bring about, enable
    Synonym: favorecer
    • 1900, José Enrique Rodó, Ariel, chapter VI:
      La misma fuerza positiva aparece propiciando las mayores idealidades de la civilización. El oro acumulado por el mercantilismo de las repúblicas italianas «pagó — según Saint-Victor — los gastos del Renacimiento».
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  2. (transitive, rare) to propitiate, appease
    Synonyms: ablandar, aplacar

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