Etymology

propitiate

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Today it means: To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit. Full definition →

Latin propitiāt-
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompropitiāt-
  2. English todaypropitiate

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

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