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Definitions for propitiate
prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪtpro·pi·ti·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. propitiate, appeaseverb

    make peace with

Wiktionary

  1. propitiateverb

    To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

  2. Etymology: propitiare, from propitius.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To PROPITIATEverb

    To induce to favour; to gain; to conciliate; to make propitious.

    Etymology: propitio, Lat.

    You, her priest, declare
    What off’rings may propitiate the fair,
    Rich orient pearl, bright stones that ne’er decay,
    Or polish’d lines which longer last than they. Edmund Waller.

    They believe the affairs of human life to be managed by certain spirits under him, whom they endeavour to propitiate by certain rites. Edward Stillingfleet.

    Vengeance shall pursue the inhuman coast,
    ’Till they propitiate thy offended ghost. Dryden.

    Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,
    The God propitiate, and the pest assuage. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. propitiate

    Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. While some use the term interchangeably with expiation, others draw a sharp distinction between the two. The discussion here encompasses usage only in Judaism and in the Christian tradition.

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  1. propitiate

    Propitiate refers to the act of making someone favorably inclined towards you or gaining their favor or goodwill, often through offerings, sacrifices, or specific actions. It can also refer to the action of appeasing a god, spirit, or person in order to avoid their anger or displeasure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Propitiateverb

    to appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate

  2. Propitiateverb

    to make propitiation; to atone

  3. Etymology: [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Propitiate

    prō-pish′i-āt, v.t. to make propitious: to render favourable.—v.i. to make propitiation: to atone.—adj. Propi′tiable, that maybe propitiated or rendered favourable.—ns. Propitiā′tion, act of propitiating: (theol.) that which propitiates: atonement: the death of Christ as a ground of the forgiveness of sin; Propi′tiātor.—adv. Propi′tiatorily.—adj. Propi′tiātory, having power to propitiate: expiatory.—n. the Jewish mercy-seat.—adj. Propi′tious, favourable: disposed to be gracious or merciful: ready to forgive.—adv. Propi′tiously.—n. Propi′tiousness. [L. propitiāre, -ātum, to make favourable—propitius, well disposed; orig. perh. an augur's term with reference to the flying of birds—pro, forward, petĕre, to seek, orig. fly; by others conn. with prope, near.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of propitiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of propitiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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