propitiate

vt. 慰抚, 安抚, 和解, 谋求...的好感

发音

其它 /ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/

词形变化

propitiated propitiates 三单 propitiates propitiating propitiating 现在分词 propitiated 过去式 propitiated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

    安抚

    和解

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make propitious or favourable.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To make propitiation.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

appease

上位词 5

settle makeup reconcile conciliate patch up

词源

From Latin propitiāt-, the past participial stem of propitiāre (“make favourable”), from propitius (“favourable, gracious”).

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