propitiate

[ pruh-pish-ee-eyt ]
/ prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing.

to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.

Origin of propitiate

1635–45; < Latin propitiātus, past participle of propitiāre to appease. See propitious, -ate1

ANTONYMS FOR propitiate

anger, arouse.

synonym study for propitiate

See appease.

OTHER WORDS FROM propitiate

Words nearby propitiate

propionibacteria, propionibacterium, propionic, propionic acid, propionicacidemia, propitiate, propitiation, propitiatory, propitious, propjet, propjet engine

Example sentences from the Web for propitiatingly

  • Holton, recovering himself quickly, spoke calmly, propitiatingly.

    In Old Kentucky |Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey

  • Mister Wull, Jehoshaphat asked, propitiatingly, wont you be put ashore?

    Every Man for Himself |Norman Duncan

  • "Well, he better not get you down on him," said Albert propitiatingly.

    Two on the Trail |Hulbert Footner

  • He even smiled, but not propitiatingly; it was almost patent that the return of his chance superior was welcome.

    Ancestors |Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for propitiatingly

propitiate
/ (prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate

Derived forms of propitiate

Word Origin for propitiate

C17: from Latin propitiāre to appease, from propitius gracious