pro·pi·ti·ate \-ēˌāt, usu -ād.+V\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin propitiatus, past participle of propitiare, from propitius propitious : to appease and make favorable : conciliate < the savage hunter and fisher is careful to propitiate the animals and fish which he kills — J.G.Frazer > Synonyms:see pacify