English-Thai Dictionary

propitiate

VT ทำให้ พอใจ  เอาใจ  appease atone concilliate tam-hai-por-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROPITIATE

v.t.[L. propitio; pio. Eng. pity. ] To conciliate; to appease one offended and render him favorable; to make propitious.
Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,
The god propitiate and the pest assuage.

 

PROPITIATED

pp. Appeased and rendered favorable; conciliated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROPITIATE

Pro *pi "ti *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propitiated; p. pr. & vb. n.Propitiating. ] Etym: [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

PROPITIATE

PROPITIATE Pro *pi "ti *ate, v. i.

 

Defn: To make propitiation; to atone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

propitiate

pro pi ti ate |prəˈpiSHēˌāt prəˈpɪʃiˌeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person ) by doing something that pleases them: the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices. DERIVATIVES pro pi ti a tor |-ˌātər |noun, pro pi ti a to ry |-ˈpiSHēəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin propitiat- ‘made favorable, ’ from the verb propitiare, from propitius ‘favorable, gracious ’ (see propitious ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

propitiate

propitiate |prəˈpɪʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person ) by doing something that pleases them: the pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices. DERIVATIVES propitiation noun, propitiator noun, propitiatory adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as propitiation ): from Latin propitiat- ‘made favourable ’, from the verb propitiare, from propitius ‘favourable, gracious ’ (see propitious ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

propitiate

propitiate verb my attempts to propitiate you are useless: appease, placate, mollify, pacify, make peace with, conciliate, make amends to, soothe, calm. ANTONYMS provoke. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See pacify . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

propitiate

propitiate verb George's attempt to propitiate his father did not succeed: appease, placate, mollify, pacify, make peace with, conciliate, make amends to, soothe, calm, humour, win over, satisfy; pour oil on troubled waters; Austral. square someone off.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

propitiate

pro pi ti ate /proʊpɪ́ʃièɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈人の怒りなど 〉をなだめる, 鎮める ; 〈人 〉の機嫌をとる .