propitiativeadj.

Brit.

/prəˈpɪʃ(ɪ)ətɪv/, U.S.

/proʊˈpɪʃᵻdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: propitiate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < propitiate v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propitiativus (14th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier propitiating adj., propitiatory adj.

Tending or intended to propitiate someone or something; propitiatory, conciliatory.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adjective] > appeasing or propitiatory

propitiatory1536

conciliatory1576

placatorya1640

conciliating1661

mollifying1713

disarminga1718

conciliative1819

anti-inflammatory1842

propitiative1853

propitial1863

placating1873

conciliant1882

placative1903

accommodational1907

1853 Times 16 Sept. 9/6 Alms are not specified by the Holy Father, but they will be no less propitiative to the donors than acceptable to your humble and much obliged servant.

1886 Mind 11 149 He was now in a less brave but in an equally propitiative mood.

1928 Observer 19 Feb. 17/2 Where the majority of passengers have to travel in a brutalising congestion, the sight of half-empty ‘firsts’ next door is not propitiative.

1961 E. O. James Anc. Gods viii. 231 Brahman, the sacred power or energy by which a constraining influence was exercised over the gods and their votaries, at once coercive, persuasive and propitiative.

1996 J. Roach Cities of Dead iv. 127 Standing in as intercultural double for the Indian King, Bacon presides over the propitiative rites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propitiative
释义	propitiativeadj. Brit. /prəˈpɪʃ(ɪ)ətɪv/, U.S. /proʊˈpɪʃᵻdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: propitiate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < propitiate v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propitiativus (14th cent. in a British source). Compare earlier propitiating adj., propitiatory adj. Tending or intended to propitiate someone or something; propitiatory, conciliatory. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adjective] > appeasing or propitiatory propitiatory1536 conciliatory1576 placatorya1640 conciliating1661 mollifying1713 disarminga1718 conciliative1819 anti-inflammatory1842 propitiative1853 propitial1863 placating1873 conciliant1882 placative1903 accommodational1907 1853 Times 16 Sept. 9/6 Alms are not specified by the Holy Father, but they will be no less propitiative to the donors than acceptable to your humble and much obliged servant. 1886 Mind 11 149 He was now in a less brave but in an equally propitiative mood. 1928 Observer 19 Feb. 17/2 Where the majority of passengers have to travel in a brutalising congestion, the sight of half-empty ‘firsts’ next door is not propitiative. 1961 E. O. James Anc. Gods viii. 231 Brahman, the sacred power or energy by which a constraining influence was exercised over the gods and their votaries, at once coercive, persuasive and propitiative. 1996 J. Roach Cities of Dead iv. 127 Standing in as intercultural double for the Indian King, Bacon presides over the propitiative rites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1853
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