propitiate

pro·pi·ti·ate

P0601300 (prō-pĭsh′ē-āt′)tr.v. pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing, pro·pi·ti·ates To gain or regain the goodwill or favor of; appease: propitiate the gods with a sacrifice.

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[Latin propitiāre, propitiāt-, from propitius, propitious; see propitious.]

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pro·pi′ti·a·ble (-pĭsh′ē-ə-bəl, -pĭsh′ə-bəl) adj.pro·pi′ti·a′tive adj.pro·pi′ti·a′tor n.

propitiate

(prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate[C17: from Latin propitiāre to appease, from propitius gracious] proˈpitiable adj proˌpitiˈation n proˌpitiˈatious adj proˈpitiative adj proˈpitiˌator n

pro•pi•ti•ate

(prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate: tried to propitiate the angry gods. [1635–45; < Latin propitiātus, past participle of propitiāre, v. derivative of propitius propitious; see -ate¹] pro•pi′ti•a`tive, adj. pro•pi′ti•a`tor, n. pro•pi′ti•a•to`ry (-əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. syn: See appease.

propitiate

Past participle: propitiated
Gerund: propitiating

Imperative
propitiate
propitiate

Present
I propitiate
you propitiate
he/she/it propitiates
we propitiate
you propitiate
they propitiate

Preterite
I propitiated
you propitiated
he/she/it propitiated
we propitiated
you propitiated
they propitiated

Present Continuous
I am propitiating
you are propitiating
he/she/it is propitiating
we are propitiating
you are propitiating
they are propitiating

Present Perfect
I have propitiated
you have propitiated
he/she/it has propitiated
we have propitiated
you have propitiated
they have propitiated

Past Continuous
I was propitiating
you were propitiating
he/she/it was propitiating
we were propitiating
you were propitiating
they were propitiating

Past Perfect
I had propitiated
you had propitiated
he/she/it had propitiated
we had propitiated
you had propitiated
they had propitiated

Future
I will propitiate
you will propitiate
he/she/it will propitiate
we will propitiate
you will propitiate
they will propitiate

Future Perfect
I will have propitiated
you will have propitiated
he/she/it will have propitiated
we will have propitiated
you will have propitiated
they will have propitiated

Future Continuous
I will be propitiating
you will be propitiating
he/she/it will be propitiating
we will be propitiating
you will be propitiating
they will be propitiating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been propitiating
you have been propitiating
he/she/it has been propitiating
we have been propitiating
you have been propitiating
they have been propitiating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been propitiating
you will have been propitiating
he/she/it will have been propitiating
we will have been propitiating
you will have been propitiating
they will have been propitiating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been propitiating
you had been propitiating
he/she/it had been propitiating
we had been propitiating
you had been propitiating
they had been propitiating

Conditional
I would propitiate
you would propitiate
he/she/it would propitiate
we would propitiate
you would propitiate
they would propitiate

Past Conditional
I would have propitiated
you would have propitiated
he/she/it would have propitiated
we would have propitiated
you would have propitiated
they would have propitiated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

propitiate - make peace with appeaseconciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

propitiate

verb appease, satisfy, reconcile, placate, pacify, make peace with, mollify, conciliate These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.

propitiate

verbTo ease the anger or agitation of:appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.

Translations

εξιλεώνωconcilianteil rabbonirepropiziorabbonire