pro·pi·ti·ate [ prō píshee àyt ](past and past participlepro·pi·ti·at·ed, present participlepro·pi·ti·at·ing, 3rd person present singularpro·pi·ti·ates)
transitive verb
Definition:
win somebody's favor: to appease or conciliate somebody or something
[Late 16th century. < Latin propitiat-, past participle of propitiare "make favorable" < propitius "favorable"]
