propitiate
Who acts: sailors, They, sacrifice, king · What happens: make, give, propitiate, try, sacrifice · To what, where: god, gifts, sea god, sacrifice, angry goddess, giant
«propitiate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: propitiate in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To make a god, spirit or angry person calm and friendly again, often by gifts or sacrifices.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 make | mark |
| 2 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 god | det |
| 4 | god | god | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 make | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 spirit | punct |
| 6 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 god | conj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 person | cc |
| 8 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 person | amod |
| 9 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 god | conj |
| 10 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 make | xcomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 friendly | cc |
| 12 | friendly | friendly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 calm | conj |
| 13 | again | again | ADV | _ | 2 make | advmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 gifts | punct |
| 15 | often | often | ADV | _ | 17 gifts | advmod |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 gifts | case |
| 17 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 make | obl |
| 18 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 19 sacrifices | cc |
| 19 | sacrifices | sacrifice | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 gifts | conj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | to-infinitive | a god and spirit or angry person | again | by gifts or sacrifices; calm property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset god=Product |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1
The sailors gave gifts to propitiate the sea god.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sailors | det |
| 2 | sailors | sailor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | gifts | gift | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gave | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 propitiate | mark |
| 6 | propitiate | propitiate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 gave | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 god | det |
| 8 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 god | compound |
| 9 | god | god | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 propitiate | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the sailors | gifts | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme | ||||
| 2 | propitiate | to-infinitive | the sailors not said here | the sea god | tree rules |
Example 2
They made a sacrifice to propitiate the angry goddess.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 made | nsubj |
| 2 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 sacrifice | det |
| 4 | sacrifice | sacrifice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 made | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 propitiate | mark |
| 6 | propitiate | propitiate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 made | xcomp |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 goddess | det |
| 8 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 goddess | amod |
| 9 | goddess | goddess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 propitiate | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | They | a sacrifice | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | propitiate | to-infinitive | a sacrifice not said here | the angry goddess | tree rules |
Example 3
The king tried to propitiate the giant with gold.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tried | nsubj |
| 3 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 propitiate | mark |
| 5 | propitiate | propitiate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 tried | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 giant | det |
| 7 | giant | giant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 propitiate | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 gold | case |
| 9 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 propitiate | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 tried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past | the king | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | propitiate not said to happen | to-infinitive | the king not said here | the giant | with gold | tree rules |
Example 4
Before the voyage, they sacrificed a lamb to propitiate Neptune.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before | before | ADP | _ | 3 voyage | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 voyage | det |
| 3 | voyage | voyage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sacrificed | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 voyage | punct |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 sacrificed | nsubj |
| 6 | sacrificed | sacrifice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 lamb | det |
| 8 | lamb | lamb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sacrificed | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 propitiate | mark |
| 10 | propitiate | propitiate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 sacrificed | advcl |
| 11 | Neptune | Neptune | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 propitiate | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sacrificed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sacrifice | past | they | a lamb | before the voyage | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent lamb=Theme | |||
| 2 | propitiate | to-infinitive | they not said here | Neptune | tree rules |
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