propitiatory

UK: /prəˈpɪʃɪətərɪ/

US: /prəˈpɪʃiəˌtɔri/

US: (prə pish′ē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•pi•ti•a•to•ry  (prə pish′ē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj. 

1. serving or intended to propitiate.
2. making propitiation;
   conciliatory.

n. 

3. Religion See mercy seat. 

• Late Latin propitiātōrius (see -tory¹)
• Late Latin propitiātōrium (see propitiate, -tory²); (adjective, adjectival)
• (noun, nominal) Middle English propiciatori the mercy seat 1275–1325

pro•pi′ti•a•to′ri•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•pi•ti•ate /prəˈpɪʃiˌeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to cause to look with favor on oneself; appease;
   conciliate:
   Early humans may have tried to propitiate what they thought of as the angry gods.

pro•pit•i•a•tion /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]
pro•pi•ti•a•to•ry /prəˈpɪʃiəˌtɔri/  adj. See -pet-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•pi•ti•ate  (prə pish′ē āt′), v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to make favorably inclined; appease;
   conciliate.

• Latin propitiātus, past participle of propitiāre to appease. See propitious, -ate¹
• 1635–45

pro•pi•ti•a•ble  (prə pish′ē ə bəl), adj.  pro•pi′ti•at′ing•ly, adv. 
pro•pi′ti•a′tive, adj. 
pro•pi′ti•a′tor, n. 
Synonyms

See appease. 

Antonyms

anger, arouse.