propitiate

🇺🇸 /prəˈpɪʃieɪt/ 🇬🇧 /prəˈpɪʃieɪt/
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タグ RARE
verb
R

make someone less angry by doing something to please them

The king tried to propitiate the angry mob by promising to lower taxes.

王は税金を減らすことを約束して怒った群衆を和らそうとしました。

translation

v. 和解する

語形変化

3rd Present propitiates
Past propitiated
Perfect propitiated
Progressive propitiating

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