To propitiate is to make peace with someone, or to do something that pleases someone.
(verb)When you give someone a gift to earn his favor and make peace after a fight, this is an example of propitiate.
See propitiate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb propitiated, propitiating
Origin: < L propitiatus, pp. of propitiare, to propitiate < propitius: see propitious
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See propitiate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb pro·pi·ti·at·ed, pro·pi·ti·at·ing, pro·pi·ti·ates
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Origin: Latin propitiāre, propitiāt-
Origin: , from propitius, propitious; see propitious
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