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propitiatepropitiate /proʊˈpɪʃiˌeɪt/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpropitiateOrigin: 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 |
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] |