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propitiate

/pruh-pish-ee-eyt/US // prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪt //UK // (prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt) //

劝解,劝慰,劝告,劝说

Related Words

satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了placate调和,劝慰,安抚,劝解appease抚慰,绥靖,安抚,姑息assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚atone赎罪,忏悔,赎回,赎身pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说conform符合,顺应,符合要求,遵从reconcile调解,调停,和解,调和conciliate调解,劝解,和解,调停soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰mediate调解,调停,斡旋,劝说adapt适应,调整,调适,调整适应calm平静,平息,平静的,平静下来

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing.

    • : to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbconciliate
Synonyms
appease抚慰,绥靖,安抚,姑息assuage抚慰,劝慰,抚平,安抚atone赎罪,忏悔,赎回,赎身mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰placate调和,劝慰,安抚,劝解satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了
verbpacify
Synonyms
adapt适应,调整,调适,调整适应appease抚慰,绥靖,安抚,姑息calm平静,平息,平静的,平静下来conciliate调解,劝解,和解,调停conform符合,顺应,符合要求,遵从mediate调解,调停,斡旋,劝说placate调和,劝慰,安抚,劝解reconcile调解,调停,和解,调和soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰

Examples

  • Presently it struck him that he had better do something to propitiate a man who could send him to encounter such a fate.

  • The oldest of all the rites of the ancient pagans was in the form of sacrifice, to propitiate the deity.

  • She tried to propitiate the General after her usual manner towards him.

  • To propitiate them, presents are made—the last things that can well be parted with.

  • Her box was a present from Makaraig, who had already got on good terms with her in order to propitiate Don Custodio.

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