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..”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
