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propitiatesverbpresent tense third-person singular of propitiate to lessen the anger or agitation ofthe temple was once the site of sacrifices—both to honor the gods in times of plenty and to propitiate them in times of trouble appeases, assuages, conciliates, disarms, gentles, mollifies, pacifies, placates calms, comforts, consoles, contents, hushes, quiets, soothes, tranquilizes(also tranquillizes)endears (to), ingratiatesdelights, gladdens, gratifies, pleasesadulates, blarneys, flatters, overpraises, soft-soapsquenches, sates, satiates, satisfiescaters (to), humors, indulgesblandishes, cajoles, coaxes, sweet-talks, wheedlesbabies, coddles, mollycoddles, pampers, spoilsdulcifies, sweetens angers, enrages, incenses, inflames(also enflames), infuriates, ires, maddens, outrages aggravates, annoys, antagonizes, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, crosses, exasperates, galls, gets, grates, irks, irritates, nettles, peeves, piques, puts out, rankles, riles, roils, ruffles, vexesprovokes, rousesharasses, harries, persecutes, pestersagitates, discomforts, distresses, disturbs, frets, perturbs, unhinges, unsettles, upsets, worriesaffronts, insults, offends, slights |