propitiate
verb (used with object)
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
propitiating
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present participleof propitiate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He suggests that they may have perceived the cave walls as a kind of membrane between their world and the spirits, and thus created their paintings as a means of propitiating them.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2020
On this teacher’s advice, the Dalai Lama had himself been propitiating this dangerous spirit – along with innumerable other esoteric rituals – as part of his daily four hours of meditation and spiritual exercise.
From Newsweek
He had the contradictory ends to answer of propitiating Mrs. Whiteway and concealing the truth, and his language, like everything he wrote on the question, is consequently vague and evasive.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope
At this point, moreover, had ceased the pretended influence of Mohammad ibn Mohammad, Sultán of Tajúra, the utter futility of propitiating whom had long been sufficiently apparent.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
Then his aching disappointment revealed to him that, in spite of his anger, he had been expecting a propitiating note, and perhaps a renewal of her invitation to dinner.
From Playing With Fire by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
