Definition of "propitiating" [propitiating]

• Present participle of propitiate. (verb)

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• "This did not occur to me with the idea of propitiating her as an offended goddess, sacrifices being out of date in the existing era -- except those to Moloch!"
• "Under these circumstances, Canute conceived the idea of propitiating the Saxon portion of the population, and combining, so far as was possible, the claims of the two lines, by making the widow Emma his own wife."
• "It is true that even a small number of successful prosecutions can have a strong deterrent effect, as well as propitiating the local indignation about abuses."