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Appease vs Propitiator - What's the difference?

appease | propitiator |

As a verb appease

is to make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

As a noun propitiator is

one who propitiates or appeases.

appease

English

Verb

(appeas)
  • To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
    • to appease the tumult of the ocean
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 21
    • `First, a little refreshment to reward my exertions. You may as well be quiet. It is not the first time, or the second, that your veins have appeased my thirst!'
  • To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
    • They appeased the angry gods with burnt offerings.

    Synonyms

    * (reduce to a state of peace) calm, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, still, lull * (come to terms with) mollify, propitiate

    Antonyms

    * antagonize

    Derived terms

    () * appeaser * appeasement * appeasatory

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    propitiator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who propitiates or appeases.
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