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Definition of propitiate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

propitiate

verb

NAmE//prəˈpɪʃiˌeɪt//

propitiate somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they propitiate

he / she / it propitiates

past simple propitiated

-ing form propitiating

to stop someone from being angry by trying to please them synonym placate Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.

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propitiation

NAmE//prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See propitiate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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