D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Propitiate

· Pro·pi·ti·ate · IPA /ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/
01 v. t. To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate.
imp. & p. p. Propitiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Propitiating
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. i. To make propitiation; to atone.
  1. 1.
    To make propitiation; to atone.