propitiate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
2. (transitive) To make propitious or favourable.
3. (intransitive) To make propitiation.

Synonyms

conciliate

appease

placate

atone

please

expiate

satisfy

reconcile

pacify

redress

settle

win over

worship

concilliate

apologize

try to win the favour

beseech

calm

comfort

compromise

console

make amends

make peace

Translations

apaiser

versöhnen

yatıştırmak

verzoenen

propiciar

εξιλεώνω

propiciar

εξευμενίζω

besänftigen

beschwichtigen

aplacar

راضى

günstig stimmen

einigen

راضا

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/

Etymology

From Latin propitiāt-, the past participial stem of propitiāre (“make favourable”), from propitius (“favourable, gracious”).