propitiate

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.

persuade: P. and V. πείθειν; see persuade.