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..”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
