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propitiatepro‧pi‧ti‧ate /prəˈpɪʃieɪt/ verb [transitive] propitiateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of propitiare, from propitius; ➔ PROPITIOUS VERB TABLEpropitiate |
Present | I, you, we, they | propitiate | | he, she, it | propitiates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | propitiated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have propitiated | | he, she, it | has propitiated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had propitiated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will propitiate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have propitiated |
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Present | I | am propitiating | | he, she, it | is propitiating | | you, we, they | are propitiating | Past | I, he, she, it | was propitiating | | you, we, they | were propitiating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been propitiating | | he, she, it | has been propitiating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been propitiating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be propitiating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been propitiating |
- Ritual offerings of meat, spices and wines were made by the mortal family to propitiate the restless spirit.
- To propitiate him, the people offered Lung roasted swallows, hearts and red lotus blossoms.
formal to make someone who has been unfriendly or angry with you feel more friendly by doing something to please them SYN appease—propitiation /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |