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单词 propitiate
释义
propitiatepro‧pi‧ti‧ate /prəˈpɪʃieɪt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpropitiate
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of propitiare, from propitius; PROPITIOUS
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
propitiate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theypropitiate
he, she, itpropitiates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theypropitiated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave propitiated
he, she, ithas propitiated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad propitiated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill propitiate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have propitiated
Continuous Form
PresentIam propitiating
he, she, itis propitiating
you, we, theyare propitiating
PastI, he, she, itwas propitiating
you, we, theywere propitiating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been propitiating
he, she, ithas been propitiating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been propitiating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be propitiating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been propitiating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • 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  appeasepropitiation /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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