\Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propitiated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Propitiating}.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of
propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See
{Propitious}.]
To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to
conciliate.
      Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god
      propitiate, and the pest assuage.        --Pope.

\Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. i.
To make propitiation; to atone.