propitiate
verb (used with object)
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
were propitiating
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past progressiveof propitiate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The priests were propitiating the idols inside the temple with drums, fifes, and horns, while the pleasure and trading booths were doing a thriving business outside.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
