英语词汇“propitiate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

propitiatepropitiate /proʊˈpɪʃiˌeɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpropitiate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of propitiare, from propitius; ➔ PROPITIOUS

VERB TABLE

propitiate

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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

formal to do something to please someone, because he or she has been unfriendly or angry with you and you want him or her to feel more friendly toward you—propitiation /proʊˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]