Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - propitiate
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Propitiate
propitiate
transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin propitiatus, past participle of propitiare, from propitius propitious Date: 1583 to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of ; appease, conciliate Synonyms: see pacify • propitiator noun
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1.
v.tr. appease (an offended person etc.). Derivatives propitiator n. Etymology: L propitiare (as PROPITIOUS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. книж. успокаивать, умиротворять, примирять to propitiate the gods —- умилостивить богов 2. книж. снискать прощение, милость, благосклонность; расположить к себе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(propitiates, propitiating, propitiated) If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them. (FORMAL) I’ve never gone out of my way to propitiate people... These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters. = appease, placate VERB: V n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ v formal to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please them - propitiation n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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