propitiate
/ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/verb
propitiate is spelled P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, propitiate means “To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in propitiate?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is propitiate?
Propitiate appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce propitiate?
- /ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-propitiate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of propitiate
- propitiates present, singular, he/she/it
- propitiating participle, present
- propitiated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does propitiate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
- 2
To make propitious or favourable.
- 3
To make propitiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Propitiate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apaiser |
| German | besänftigen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does propitiate come from?
From Latin propitiāt-, the past participial stem of propitiāre (“make favourable”), from propitius (“favourable, gracious”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).