propitiate
verb [T] /prəˈpɪʃ.i.eɪt/ formalDefinition
› to please and make calm a god or person who is annoyed with you: In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god. The radicals in the party were clearly sacked to propitiate the conservative core.Calming and relaxing propitiation /-ˌpɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of propitiate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- assuage verb
- bask verb
- bread and circuses idiom
- break the ice idiom
- chill out phrasal verb
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- lighten up phrasal verb
- lull sb into sth phrasal verb
- lull verb
- make yourself at home idiom
- mellow verb (BECOME SOFTER)
- melt verb (FEEL LOVE)
- placebo noun
- relaxation noun (FEELING)
- simmer down phrasal verb
- slow down phrasal verb
- soften verb (MORE GENTLE)
- soothe verb (ANGER)
- steady verb (CONTROL)
- take/need a cold shower idiom
Topic:
Calming and relaxing
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