propiciar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propitiāre.

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propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propicií, past participle propiciat)

  1. (transitive) to propitiate

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin propitiāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.pi.siˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾo.piˈsja(ɻ)/
 

Verb

propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propiciei, past participle propiciado)

  1. (transitive) to bring about, enable
    Synonyms: favorecer, permitir
  2. (transitive) to propitiate, appease
    Synonym: aplacar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propitiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾopiˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾopiˈsjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧pi‧ciar

Verb

propiciar (first-person singular present propicio, first-person singular preterite propicié, past participle propiciado)

  1. (transitive) to bring about, enable
    Synonym: favorecer
    • 1900, José Enrique Rodó, Ariel, chapter VI:
      La misma fuerza positiva aparece propiciando las mayores idealidades de la civilización. El oro acumulado por el mercantilismo de las repúblicas italianas «pagó — según Saint-Victor — los gastos del Renacimiento».
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  2. (transitive, rare) to propitiate, appease
    Synonyms: ablandar, aplacar

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