propitiate
verb (used with object)
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
propitiated
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past participleof propitiate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof propitiate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
propitiateverb (used with object)to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
Example Sentences
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True to form, Iranians haven't been propitiated by such gestures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
I promise I won't let our multithreaded discussion veer too far down the red carpet, but the Oscars are the Oscars; their vestal fires burn, their gods must be propitiated.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2014
Villagers prevailed upon construction workers to stop work until the dragon had been propitiated.
From Time Magazine Archive
He propitiated many of Germany's other former enemies by dropping to his knees in front of a memorial to the victims of the Warsaw ghetto.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gods had to be propitiated, and a vast industry of priests and oracles arose to make the gods less angry.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
