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propitiate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propitiate \Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propitiated}; p. pr & vb n. {Propitiating}.] [L. propitiatus p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr propitius favorable. See {Propitious}.] To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate. Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propitiate \Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. i. To make propitiation; to atone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: propitiate v : make peace with [syn: {appease}]
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