Propitiate (verb)
prop-ish-ee-ayt
Win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
Late Middle English (as propitiation): from Latin propitiat- ‘made favourable’, from the verb propitiare, from propitius ‘favourable, gracious’ (see propitious).
Example sentences
“We must propitiate the Gods with sacrifices..”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)