| 单词 | propitiate |
| 释义 | propitiate (once / 2029 pages) v If you forgot flowers on your Mom's birthday, you can still propitiate her by sending a bouquet the next day. Propitiate means to appease someone or make them happy by doing a particular thing. Handy strategy for lovers, too. One of the most common uses of propitiate historically was in the sense of appeasing the Gods, often with a gift in the form of an animal or human sacrifice. Fortunately, for most people today flowers and candy will do the trick. But then again, some Moms can be tough to appease. WORD FAMILYpropitiate: propitiated, propitiates, propitiating, propitiation, propitiative, propitiatory+/propitiation: propitiations/propitiatory: propitiatorily USAGE EXAMPLESNationalist groups such as the IRA and PLO were somewhat propitiated by negotiated territorial compromises. Wall Street Journal(Jul 27, 2016) The gods had to be propitiated, and a vast industry of priests and oracles arose to make the gods less angry. Carl Sagan, Cosmos(1980) The challenges that comes with buying an engagement ring is what James Allen, the world’s largest privately held retailer of diamonds, aims to propitiate. Forbes(Jun 25, 2015) v make peace with Syn|Hyper appease conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle come to terms |
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