propitiate
From LSJ
φύγωμεν οὖν τὴν συνήθειαν ... ἄγχει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποτρέπει → so let's stay away from the habitual ... it strangles us, turns us away from the truth
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
the gods: P. ἱλάσκεσθαι (Plato).
appease: P. and V. πραΰνειν, P. παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. παρηγορεῖν, θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.), μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν.
please: P. and V. ἀρέσκειν (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. ἁνδάνειν (dat.); see please.
soothe: P. and V. κηλεῖν (Plato).
bring over to one's side: P. and V. προσάγεσθαι, προστίθεσθαι, προσποιεῖσθαι, P. εὐτρεπίζεσθαι; see win over.
