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pro·pi·ti·ate 英prəʊˈpɪʃiːˌeɪt美proˈpɪʃiˌetAHDprō-pĭshʹē-āt' ☆☆☆☆☆高四ＧＳＴ宝COCA⁹⁰³¹³BNC⁶⁴¹⁶²iWeb⁵¹²⁷⁶
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v.慰抚¹⁹;劝解⁶²;取悦¹⁹形容词propitiable副词propitiatingly名词propitiator过去分词propitiated现在分词propitiating三单propitiates
和谐奉承奉承、势利
Verb:
make peace with来自拉丁语propitiare,安抚，缓和，求情，来自pro-,向前，petere,寻求，努力，乞求，恳求，词源同petition,petitioner.GRE红宝书pro前, pit = pet寻求, iate－向前寻求和解－讨好pro前, pit坑, I, ate吃: 在发怒的一方摆着一坑的吃的－使息怒
pro支持 + appetite 胃口爱好，欲望→投其所好，以获欢心与赏识，关键在欢心，好；pro前 +pity 同情，怜悯，遗憾 + ate动词, 看别人可怜就上前去抚慰
pro向前+piti=pet 寻求+ate→主动寻求和解→讨好，求好感GRE难词记忆propitiate→pro向前+pit=pet=to seek 寻求，谋求+iate→上前谋求好感→讨好词根记忆pro向前+ piti= pet寻求+ ate → 主动寻求和解 ⇒讨好；抚慰词根记忆pro前+pit=pet+iate=追到前面去=获宠爱近义词 soothe缓和silence沉默appease安抚placate抚慰mollify安慰conciliate安抚pacify使 … 平静calm down（使)平静
动词93%,名词7%
They offered sacrifices topropitiatethe gods.他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。verb.conciliate
同义词 appease,assuage,atone,mollify,pacify,placate,satisfy
反义词 agitate,incite,irritate,provoke,upset,worryverb.pacify
同义词 adapt,appease,calm,conciliate,conform,mediate,placate,reconcile,soothe
反义词 agitate,disagree,fight,irritate,refuse,upset,worry
appeaseverb satisfy, pacify
allay,alleviate,assuage,be enough,blunt,calm,compose,conciliate,content,diminish,do,ease,gratify,lessen,lull,make matters up,meet halfway,mitigate,mollify,patch things up,placate,quell,quench,quiet,serve,soften,soothe,subdue,sweeten,tranquilize
appeasesverb satisfy, pacify
allays,alleviates,assuages,blunts,calms,composes,conciliates,contents,diminishes,does,eases,gratifies,is enough,lessens,lulls,makes matters up,meets halfway,mitigates,mollifies,patches things up,placates,propitiates,quells,quenches,quiets,serves,softens,soothes,subdues,sweetens,tranquilizes
assuageverb soothe, relieve
allay,alleviate,appease,calm,compose,conciliate,cool,ease,fill,lessen,lighten,lull,make nice,mitigate,moderate,mollify,pacify,palliate,placate,pour oil on,propitiate,quench,quiet,sate,satisfy,soften,still,surfeit,sweeten,take the edge off,take the sting out,temper,tranquilize
atoneverb compensate;make amends for former misdoing
absolve,answer,apologize,appease,balance,correct,counterbalance,do penance,expiate,make amends,make redress,make reparation,make up for,offset,outweigh,pay,pay one's dues,propitiate,recompense,reconcile,redeem,redress,repair,set off,square,take one's medicine
dulcifyverb pacify
allay,appease,assuage,calm,conciliate,curb,dulcorate,gentle,honey,mollify,placate,propitiate,quell,quiet,reconcile,soften,soothe,sugar,sweeten
mediateverb try to bring to an agreement
act as middle,arbitrate,bring to terms,conciliate,deal,go fifty-fifty,intercede,interfere,intermediate,interpose,intervene,make a deal,make peace,meet halfway,moderate,negotiate,propitiate,reconcile,referee,resolve,restore harmony,settle,step in,strike happy medium,trade off,umpire I have told you of heR attempts to propitiate M. de Villefort, heR devotion to the elder Dants.
我已经告诉过您，她曾怎样去向维尔福先生求情，怎样想尽心照顾唐太斯的父亲。 ebigear
In some societies people want children for what might be called familial reasons: to extend the family line or the family name, to propitiate the ancestors;
在一些社会当中，人们选择养孩子是因为所谓家庭因素：或是传宗接代，告慰祖先； iask.sina.com.cn
The king's role is to propitiate these gods and maintain harmony among them.
国王所扮演的角色是抚慰这些神，在他们中间保持和谐。 yeeyan
They offered sacrifices to propitiate the god.
他们供奉祭品以求神息怒。《21世纪大英汉词典》 |