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propitiate

pro·pi·ti·ate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
    • /prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt/
    • /prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
    • /prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt/

Definitions of propitiate word

  • verb with object propitiate to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. 1
  • transitive verb propitiate placate, appease 1
  • verb propitiate If you propitiate someone, you stop them being angry or impatient by doing something to please them. 0
  • verb propitiate to appease or make well disposed; conciliate 0
  • verb transitive propitiate to cause to become favorably inclined; win or regain the good will of; appease or conciliate 0
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Origin of propitiate

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Latin propitiātus, past participle of propitiāre to appease. See propitious, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Propitiate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Propitiate

propitiate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for propitiate

verb propitiate

  • ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
  • appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  • assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
  • atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.

adj propitiate

  • conciliative — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
  • conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.

adjective propitiate

  • assuaging — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
  • atonable — Capable of being atoned for.
  • expiable — Capable of being expiated or atoned for.
  • expiative — That serves to expiate.
  • expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
All 40 Synonyms of propitiate

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Related words

  • appease

    If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.

  • expiate

    Atone for (guilt or sin).
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