Thesaurus / propitiate
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Presently it struck him that he had better do something to propitiate a man who could send him to encounter such a fate.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FORESTThe oldest of all the rites of the ancient pagans was in the form of sacrifice, to propitiate the deity.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME IIJOHN LORDShe tried to propitiate the General after her usual manner towards him.
MARY GRAYKATHARINE TYNANTo propitiate them, presents are made—the last things that can well be parted with.
THE LAND OF FIREMAYNE REIDHer box was a present from Makaraig, who had already got on good terms with her in order to propitiate Don Custodio.
THE REIGN OF GREEDJOSE RIZALThis she was half unconsciously, half from a wish to propitiate her father and mother in view of she knew not what.
THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANTALEXANDER JOHNSTONE WILSONBut He is worshipped by low savages, who do not propitiate ghosts and who have no gods in wells and trees, close at hand.
MYTH, RITUAL, AND RELIGION, VOL. 1ANDREW LANGWith the money a small quantity of pudding or cheese was put in for Cerberus, to propitiate him.
THE MYSTERIES OF ALL NATIONSJAMES GRANTThe men who are not known are shy, diffident, doubtful, and anxious to propitiate the chambermaid by great courtesy.
ORLEY FARMANTHONY TROLLOPEThe Dhimal propitiate Data and Bedata by presents of betel-leaf and red-lead.
THE ETHNOLOGY OF THE BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIESROBERT GORDON LATHAMWORDS RELATED TO PROPITIATE
- allaying
- alleviating
- assuaging
- being enough
- blunting
- calming
- composing
- conciliating
- contenting
- diminishing
- doing
- easing
- gratifying
- lessening
- lulling
- making matters up
- meeting halfway
- mitigating
- mollifying
- patching things up
- placating
- propitiating
- quelling
- quenching
- quieting
- serving
- softening
- soothing
- subduing
- sweetening
- tranquilizing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.