pro·pi·ti·ate 
/proʊˈpɪʃiˌeɪt/ verb
pro·pi·ti·ates; pro·pi·ti·at·ed; pro·pi·ti·at·ing /proʊˈpɪʃiˌeɪt/ verb [+ obj] formal : to make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired : appease
▪ He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.
▪ He made an offering to propitiate the angry gods.
— pro·pi·ti·a·tion /proʊˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
/proʊˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]— pro·pi·tia·to·ry /proʊˈpɪʃijəˌtori, Brit prəʊˈpɪʃiətri/ adjective
▪ a propitiatory offering to the gods
▪ a propitiatory offering to the gods
