propitiate \pro-PISH-ee-ayt\, transitive verb:
To render favorably inclined; to appease; to conciliate (one offended).
Azorka, a black house-dog, probably conscious of his guilt in barking for nothing and anxious to propitiate us, approached us, diffidently wagging his tail.-- Anton Chekhov, "Lights"
Yet the Fairy Bridge . . . didn't get its name for nothing. Here the locals lift a hand ever so slightly and mutter "Hello, little people," to propitiate the fairies underneath.-- Helen Gibson, "Rewards and Fairies", Time Europe, April 30, 2001
Cultivated pagans long survived but retreated to form private societies, practicing secret rites to propitiate the gods to avert drought or earthquake from their home cities.-- Henry Chadwick, "Greasing the 4th-Century Palm", New York Times, November 15, 1992
Propitiate derives from Latin propitius, "favorable."
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Another great day! Another great WORD of the day! lol
Now, where is JOE with our Sentence of the day?? :) :P
~Monica
Hey Monica
You just want to see Joe use that brain of his. You know he's probably had a hard day at the office. LOL
Bj
Great word...I can't even think of a sentence to put it in..I am brain fried tonight...LOl
Keep up the entertainment!!! WHhHoOoOHOoOOooOO!!!
Peace...;-)